I found it very cool how much trade was going on between the Europeans and the Native Americans. I had no idea that the trade relations with the French were so superior than the English trade and relations with the Indians. I firmly believe if the British were not so interested in gaining land, and taking over North America we would all be speaking French.
The presentation about the French and the Natives in Louisiana was very interesting in that it was considered a failure, yet it was very successful in terms of people living together and surviving thorugh interaction. It is also interesting to see that when the fur trade started to fall apart, that is when the domination of the foreign powers started to take place.
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I think that it seriously ironic that the only reason we all speak English instead of French is because our ancestors were extremely greedy. Of course with modern stereotypes I never would have picked the French out as the group of Europeans who were going to be helpful and kind either
I was really surprised about the French as well...obviously they are considered "failures" because they were mainly concerned with successful trade rather than slaughter and siezure of land.
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