Based on your textbook and the above excerpt, why was land near water so important for French settlers?

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Responses

Settlers relied on water routes for transportation
Settlers relied on water routes for transportation

Settlers used water routes to hunt for food.
Settlers used water routes to hunt for food.

Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.
Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.

Settlers continued to look for a Northwest Passage across the continent.

1 answer

The correct response is:

Settlers depended on water from rivers and lakes for their crops.

This highlights the importance of land near water for agriculture, as water is essential for crops. However, the first response also has merit due to the reliance on water routes for transportation, which is crucial for trade and movement. If you need to choose only one, the best answer considering agricultural needs would be the one about crops.