Question

why did the natives exchange goods with the Europeans​

Answer 1

Answer:

Indian Trade - Wikipedia Native American tribes regularly practice gift-giving as part of their social relations. Because the Europeans did not (or most of them), they were considered to be rude and crude. After observing that Europeans wanted to trade goods for the skins and other items, Native Americans entered into that.

Answer 2

Because the English colonies had a much larger population than New France, the French needed Indian allies to help them fight the English. The Indians continued to trade with the French because they wanted European goods.