When exploring the
Mississippi River, the French sought at first glance to increase the
trade in furs with the Indians, but more importantly, they sought a
waterway through North America, to connect America with Asia and thus
achieve commercial agreements; they also wanted to conquer
more territories before the Spanish and English, in addition to
establishing missions and thus be able to convert the indigenous to
Christianity. One of the achievements was that the
Huron Indians allowed young people from France to live among them,
learn their language and even take their own customs, which allowed them
to learn the landscape and map water routes.
