Frontenac Encouraged French Exploratory Expeditions in the Great Lakes and Mississippi

Multiple Choice

Frontenac encouraged French exploratory expeditions in the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley regions in the mid- 1670s for which of the following reasons?

A) Acting under the direction of the French Catholic church, he wanted to Christianize the Native Americans of the region.
B) He hoped to gain control of the fur trade by establishing a trade route to Mexico.
C) He was carrying out the instructions of the French government.
D) He wanted to subjugate the Native Americans of the region.