Question

"As the contagion caused a great many Hurons to die, these people, not recognizing therein the
justice of God, who takes vengeance for their crimes, imagined that the French were the cause
of their death...
Upon the strength of these reports ... these barbarians have made attempts upon the lives of
our Fathers, even going so far as to talk in open council of slaying them, but... on hearing this
talk [a Native American leader named Taratouan] drew out a long string of porcelain, and threw
it down in the midst of the assembly, saying, "There is something to close your mouths and stop
your talking
-Source: Father Paul le Jeune, Relation of What Occurred in New France in the Year 1636
Which of the following most directly contributed to the conflict referred to in the excerpt?

Answer 1

The option that most directly contributed to the conflict referred to in the excerpt is "trade relationships."

This is because during this period, the Native Americans and the Europeans particularly, the French, engaged in the fur trade.

However, during this trade relation, some Native American tribes contracted the disease from the French, which led to many deaths among them.

As a result, some French felt that God was making justice by killing the Native Americans for their criminal activities during their trade relations.

Hence, in this case, the option that most directly contributed to the conflict referred to in the excerpt is "trade relationships."

The available options are the following:

A. cultural misunderstandings

B. racial discrimination

C. political disagreements

D. trade relationships

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