2.4b Search for the Northwest Passage
Across
- 4. Became the center of the fur trade in New France.
- 6. Name given to area claimed by the English to honor Queen Elizabeth.
- 8. Name of the Dutch settlement in North America.
- 9. French explorers that found the Mississippi River and traveled down it as far as present day Arkansas.
- 10. Dutch city that promoted religious tolerance.
- 11. His first journey to North America opened up the area of New York for Dutch settlement.
- 14. First Englishman to attempt to create a colony in America.
- 16. First permanent French settlement in North America.
- 19. Explorer that landed on the coast of Newfoundland and discovered the Grand Banks.
- 20. Explorer that landed in present day North Carolina and became the first European to sail into New York Harbor.
Down
- 1. European country that tried to conquer everyone they came across in the Americas.
- 2. Name given to area claimed by LaSalle to honor the king of France.
- 3. Explorer who sailed down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal with two captive Indians.
- 5. The fur of this animal was in the highest demand in Europe and was used for hats.
- 7. Native american tribe that inhabited the area around Roanoke Island.
- 8. Body of water sought by explorers that connects the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.
- 12. Name of the French empire in North America.
- 13. First English child born in America.
- 15. Leader of the second attempt to colonize Roanoke Island.
- 17. The economy of New France was based on this.
- 18. Known as the Lost Colony.