Which one of the following was true of french relations with native americans? the french appropriated significant amounts of land for fur trading. the french were proud that they were considered tougher on indians than their english and spanish counterparts. the french sent nuns to try to christianize the natives, because they understood that gender relations were different among native americans than they were among whites. native americans resented that the french had no need for their in the fur trade. jesuit missionaries tried to convert native americans, but gave them far more independence than did spanish missionaries.