What helped French settlers form an alliance with native Quapaw near the Arkansas Post? The French and Quapaw both opposed the Spanish. The French and Quapaw both opposed the Spanish. The French convinced the Quapaw their leader was a sun god. The French convinced the Quapaw their leader was a sun god. The French settlers became subjects of the Quapaw. The French settlers became subjects of the Quapaw. The French and Quapaw both opposed the English. The French and Quapaw both opposed the English.