True or False.The French Explorers were mainly trading shells and beads too the Indians for Gold & Silver.
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The French explorers, who arrived in North America in the 16th and 17th centuries, were primarily engaged in the fur trade rather than trading for gold and silver. They traded items such as metal goods (knives, kettles, axes), textiles, beads, and other manufactured goods with Native American tribes in exchange for beaver pelts and other furs valued in Europe. While there were indeed European explorers who were motivated by the search for gold and silver in the New World, the French in particular were more focused on establishing a trade network for the lucrative fur industry.