Early Colonies

2. crop grown to sell
4. territory in North America claimed by the French
5. crop that 'saved' Jamestown
8. Scottish banker who successfully started a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi
12. first elected legislature in North America
14. animal whose fur was most sought after and trapped in the New World
19. The nickname given to the winter of 1609-1610
22. large farms
24. the main economic activity of the French and Dutch colonies
25. made from gold and silver which led to the growth and power of New Spain
27. Spain's first permanent settlement in North America
30. French explorer who, along with his brother, started a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi River
33. First capital city of Louisiana founded in 1718
34. wanted to help natives, complained to King

1. religious settlements
3. Native American who married John Rolfe and brought peace to Jamestown
6. colony owned by one person
7. French explorer who found the mouth of the Mississippi in 1682
9. territory in the Americas claimed by the Spanish
10. Catholic missionary who explored the Mississippi River in 1673
11. native people who ultimately defeated the Huron/Algonquin and the French in the Beaver Wars
13. large free areas of land to new settlers
15. French territory along the Mississippi River Valley south to the Gulf of Mexico
16. person who teaches his or her religious beliefs to people with different beliefs
17. native people who allied with the French during the Beaver Wars
18. French King who made Louisiana a royal colony
20. French fur trapper who explored the Mississippi River in 1673
21. partners
23. land ruled by another country
26. first French settlement in North America
28. Practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders
29. French explorer who started a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi River which failed
31. attacked Spanish treasure ships
32. besides plantations, slaves worked here