What statement is true of the french colonists in the americas?
a. they got along with all the native peoples they encountered
b. they claimed the entire mississippi river basin for france
c. they refused to import africans to work as slaves.
d. they established an early and frequent presence in north america

answer; /// the correct answer is evidence of the olmec civilization has been found in southern american in a hot steamy forest, archaeologists have found earthen artifacts at several sites that were evidence of the olmec civilization. these   artifacts were mounds,courtyards and pyramids build of stones, also on top of the mounds were many monuments made of stone, some of these stone structures are very large, they weigh as much as 44

the answer is b just took the test