French America
Across
- 2. Italian Explorer who sailed for Spain
- 3. to agree with one group in a dispute 3 words
- 5. person who hunts animals for their fur using traps 2words
- 6. this explorer explored the Mississippi and claimed the whole Mississippi River Valley for France naming it after the French King
- 10. tool that helps cut down trees
- 13. person who sell animal fur 2words
- 17. type of Christian religion in Western Europe with the Pope as its leader
- 21. a big trip to new place
- 22. Mississippi River valley area claimed by France
- 23. a voyage or trip
- 25. winning a conflict
- 26. Fur trading city on the St. Lawrence River close to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- 27. (adj) synonym for rich
- 28. King of France
- 29. shoes that help people walk on top of snow
- 34. to not agree with another
- 38. loss of power, success, wealth, status, etc.
- 41. (n) a person who rules a country. Leader such as a king or queen
- 42. a word that means the same as another word
- 43. discovered and named St. Lawrence River, found (start) Montreal (city)
- 45. small boat
- 46. a machine that captures animals:
- 47. founded Quebec city
- 48. from Florence, Italy sailed for France. A bridge in NYC is named for him
Down
- 1. a priest who tries to convert people to the Christian religion
- 4. city at the mouth of the Mississippi River
- 7. a word that means the opposite of another word
- 8. French fur trader who explored the Mississippi River with a missionary
- 9. Catholic Missionary who explored the Mississippi River
- 11. a way to get to places for buying and selling things
- 12. the short hair on an animal
- 14. (v) /competition (n) to try to be better than someone else
- 15. (adj) having lots of money, land, or wealth
- 16. a person who goes on expeditions to explore new places
- 18. (n) things that make you rich
- 19. as a substitute or alternative to; in place of 2 words
- 20. River explored by Robert de la Salle
- 24. Discovered by Verrazano
- 30. a person who sails on a boat
- 31. River that connects Lake Ontario with the Atlantic Ocean
- 32. Fur trading city on the St. Lawrence River closer to Lake Ontario
- 33. lowland between mountains
- 35. the search for a water route through North America to the Pacific Ocean and on to Asia
- 36. area where there are little or no human settlements
- 37. people who live in Northeastern Canada who were forced to move when the British took control
- 39. somebody that is on your side
- 40. animal that lives in rivers that builds dams and lodges (houses) in the water so they can catch fish
- 44. french speaking people in present day state of Louisiana