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"The Father had long premeditated [planned] This Undertaking, influenced by a most ardent (strong]
desire to extend the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, and to make him known and adored by all the peoples
of that country. He saw himself, As it were, at the door of these new Nations when, as early as the
year 1670, he was laboring in the Mission ... at the extremity [far outside edge) of lake superior..."
Based on this passage and your knowledge of North American colonization, what is the primary motive
of this French explorer?
O
A. to conquer new lands for France
B. to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
C. to trade beaver pelts with Native Americans
o
D. to profit from Dutch trade relationships