Which of the following statements best describes French settlers' treatment of Native Americans?
A. French settlers enslaved Native Americans and forced them to work in mines and on farms.
B. French settlers had a policy of killing most Native Americans in order to claim new lands.
C. French settlers were on friendly terms with Native Americans and they relied on them to provide furs.
D. French settlers ignored the local native population unless they interfered with the fur trade.

The correct answer is C. French settlers were on friendly terms with Native Americans and they relied on them to provide furs. They were not like the British who waged war and enslaved people, or like the Spaniards who killed millions in their search for gold. The french gave them guns and clothes and things like that in exchange for furs and they would take these back to europe and sell them for a lot of money.

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