The side that received the best trade terms from Native Americans and the most help in war would probably win the contest for the control of North America. The French had the advantage. Unlike the British, the French were more interested in trading furs than taking over the Native Americans land. The French had better relations with Native Americans. Many French trappers and fur traders married Native American women and followed their customs. French missionaries converted many Native Americans to Catholicism but let them maintain their own culture.

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