French trappers originally were interested in starting settlements in modern-day canada because of the profitable
a.

fur trade
b.

gold mines
c.

lumber resources
d.

agriculture

A. fur trade

Explanation:

The North American fur trade was the industry and activities related to the acquisition, trade, exchange and sale of animal skins in North America. The Amerindians of Canada and the native peoples of the United States of different regions traded among them in the pre-Columbian era, but the Europeans participated in the trade from the moment of their arrival in the New World and extended their reach to Europe. The French began to trade in the sixteenth century, the British established trading posts in the Hudson Bay, in present-day Canada, in the 17th century, and the Dutch traded for the same time in New Holland. The American fur trade in the nineteenth century, when the industry was at its peak of economic importance, involved the development and development of trade networks.

Fur trade

Explanation:

i would think it's industries and hydroelectric power

the right choice would be a. culture within the city-state. c. loyalty to the police. d separation by land and sea.