Early French Settlements in Canada

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Across
  1. 1. The First Nations group that helped the French in Acadia.
  2. 4. The leader who explored and mapped the St. Lawrence River.
  3. 5. People who came to Canada for a better life.
  4. 9. Champlain built this settlement on a cliff “where the river narrows.”
  5. 10. The area France and England fought over for 150 years.
  6. 11. A valuable resource traded between the French and Indigenous peoples.
  7. 12. A wooden structure used for protection in early settlements.
Down
  1. 2. The ocean the French crossed to reach Canada.
  2. 3. The season that was the hardest for early settlers.
  3. 4. The French wanted to spread this religion.
  4. 6. The European country that competed with France for land.
  5. 7. The disease many settlers died from in winter.
  6. 8. The main animal hunted for fur in New France.