How did Bienville attempt to maintain good relations with the American Indian tribes in the Louisiana Territory? He pressured French colonists to marry American Indian women. He set up trade relations between French colonists and American Indian tribes. He offered to build forts for American Indians to protect them from the Spanish. He sold weapons to American Indian leaders to help them keep their power.

Read the aphorisms. be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. an open foe may prove a curse; but a pretended friend is worse. a true friend is the best possession. according to these aphorisms from benjamin franklin's poor richard's almanack, what might happen if a person is careless in choosing a friend? it is best not to have friends because they will usually betray you. casual friends are often the best and can be more trusted than enemies. a person who has betrayed you can sometimes become a good friend. a friend who is not carefully chosen can be worse than an enemy.