It weakened the power of the Catholic Church in Europe.
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "becoming more self-sufficient." Trading centers in other countries helped the mother country in all of the following ways except for: becoming more self-sufficient gathering sufficient.
I think the French allied with a local tribe, and helping the tribe fight the Iroquois was part of the deal. This persuaded the Iroquois to ally with the British.
