Why Did the Year 1663 Mark a Turning Point for New

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why did the year 1663 mark a turning point for New France?

• A) The French crown took direct control and made it a royal colony.
• B) France and England signed a peace treaty and became trading partners.
• C) The trading company that had founded the colony finally began to earn a profit.
• D) The English turned their attention southward and allowed the French colonists several generations of peace and security.
• E) Sieur de La Salle arrived and began converting the Indians to Christianity.

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