2 jan 1615 ano - Formal Alliance Forms Between French and Wendat Confederacy

Descrição:

Trade was essential for early expedition crews and later colonizers, who relied upon the Indigenous peoples around them to trade for supplies until an agricultural foothold could be established and colonies could become self-sustaining. Trade was not just about supplies either, a formal alliance with the Wendat implied that they were both trade partners and military allies with the French, and as such they also shared allies and enemies.

Trade networks and relations with Indigenous peoples like the Wendot were a large part of France's ability to hold claim to large plots of territory, which would be used to advance their fur trading.