Question

The French set up Quebec in order to:

Spread Catholicism at all costs.
Provide for religious freedom for French Protestants.
Take advantage of Canada’s rich farmland.
Gain natural resources like beaver furs

Answer 1

the correct option is D

Gain natural resources like beaver furs

The french wanted to benefit from the region wealth of natural resources such as fur, which was being traded by the native population. Quebec quickly rose to become one of the wealthiest colonies and over 70,000 french settlers had settled there before the Paris agreement that saw french give over its colonies to Great Britain and Spain.