religion
The french tried to convert the Native Americans to Catholics by befriending and marrying them. Most colonies did it by force but the french were good friends with the natives. There was a band of french missionaries called the Jesuit missionaries.The Jesuits were Catholic missionaries who came to New France to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. They came to New France in 1634. They created a village called Sainte-Marie. They did it near the Natives to convert them. They focused more on converting the Huron tribe.