Colonialism and the Arrival of the French and British
Across
- 2. A law passed in 1774 that granted religious and language rights to the French-speaking Canadians.
- 4. The business of trapping and trading fur-bearing animals for profit.
- 5. The lasting effects of colonization on a region.
- 6. The French colony in North America, which included parts of Canada.
- 10. A place controlled by another country.
- 11. Treating people or resources unfairly for the benefit of the colonizers.
- 14. The original people who lived in a place before it was colonized.
- 17. The region in North America where early British settlers established colonies.
- 19. When the culture of the colonizing country is forced on the people in the colony.
- 20. A British company that played a significant role in the fur trade in Canada.
Down
- 1. Colonies where the colonizers build permanent homes.
- 3. A territory or region controlled and governed by a foreign power.
- 7. A strong and protected place used for defense or as a trading post.
- 8. The country that takes over and runs a colony.
- 9. French settlers in the Maritime provinces of Canada, such as Nova Scotia.
- 12. People of French descent who settled in Canada, particularly in Quebec.
- 13. A hypothetical water route through North America that early explorers hoped would provide a shortcut to Asia.
- 15. A person who travels to new and unknown places to discover them.
- 16. People of British descent who settled in Canada, including English, Scottish, and Irish immigrants.
- 18. People who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War and moved to Canada afterward.