In what way did early spanish colonization diff er from that of the early

french eff orts during the 1600s?

(a) unlike the french, the spanish made religious conversion a major

focus of settlement.

(b) unlike the spanish, the french focused on establishing larger

permanent communities in their colonies.

(c) the french focused less on the accumulation of wealth and more on

territorial expansion than did the spanish.

(d) unlike the spanish, the french based much of their colonial

economy on the fur trade.

(e) unlike the spanish, french colonization was in part motivated by

french protestants escaping religious persecution.