The correct answer is the following.
The correct sequence of events in the following.
- The French trapped animals for fur and traded with the Native Americans.
- The French built forts and trading posts to protect their trade.
- In 1663, the colony of New France became a royal colony.
The French, in a notorious difference with the English colonists, were more interested in getting rich through the fur trade with the Native American Indian tribes. That is why the French had better relationships than English. The English wanted to settle in the Indian territories to exploit the raw materials, and that created many conflicts with the Native Indians.
To protect their fur trade, the French indeed built forts and trade posts to better manage their commerce activities. And it was until 1663 when Louis IV, King of France, declared Quebec as a royal province.
