2.4b Search for the Northwest Passage

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Across
  1. 4. Became the center of the fur trade in New France.
  2. 6. Name given to area claimed by the English to honor Queen Elizabeth.
  3. 8. Name of the Dutch settlement in North America.
  4. 9. French explorers that found the Mississippi River and traveled down it as far as present day Arkansas.
  5. 10. Dutch city that promoted religious tolerance.
  6. 11. His first journey to North America opened up the area of New York for Dutch settlement.
  7. 14. First Englishman to attempt to create a colony in America.
  8. 16. First permanent French settlement in North America.
  9. 19. Explorer that landed on the coast of Newfoundland and discovered the Grand Banks.
  10. 20. Explorer that landed in present day North Carolina and became the first European to sail into New York Harbor.
Down
  1. 1. European country that tried to conquer everyone they came across in the Americas.
  2. 2. Name given to area claimed by LaSalle to honor the king of France.
  3. 3. Explorer who sailed down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal with two captive Indians.
  4. 5. The fur of this animal was in the highest demand in Europe and was used for hats.
  5. 7. Native american tribe that inhabited the area around Roanoke Island.
  6. 8. Body of water sought by explorers that connects the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.
  7. 12. Name of the French empire in North America.
  8. 13. First English child born in America.
  9. 15. Leader of the second attempt to colonize Roanoke Island.
  10. 17. The economy of New France was based on this.
  11. 18. Known as the Lost Colony.