Which statement describes a reason for french exploration and colonization in north america?

Produce based on farming and natural resources be it sugar, furs or fish was the main driving force pushing the French colonisation activity in North America. Therefore the best answer listed would be B. They wanted to establish sugar plantations.

A reason for French exploration and colonization in North America is that A) They wanted to find a northwest sea passage to get to Asia. This can be seen with Jacques Cartier who claimed Canada for France and was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River.