Why did the French come to the Saint Croix area?
French explorers came to the area to look for areas to claim for France, to find a trade route to China, and to profit from trade. King Henry IV of France granted a monopoly for the conduct of fur trade and the title of lieutenant-governor to Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, leader of the expedition, and expected him in return to colonize the country and convert the First Peoples to Christianity.
