Answer:
they were "nicer" to the American Indians
the difference between how the french, Spanish, and the British treated American Indians were huge
the Spanish enslaved them and used them for labor, along with killing a bunch of them
the french were the closest in terms of being allies with them. they wanted to trade furs with the American Indians because the french were looking to expand their fur trade. of course this didn't mean they treated the American Indians equally, since often they would scam them in the trades and such.
