French Exploration and Settlement of North America

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Across
  1. 3. The Couriers Des Bois were French explorers and fur _________ who lived amongst the natives of early Canada and the United States.
  2. 6. Cartier quickly formed a peaceful relationship with the local tribes of ________ natives.
  3. 8. Jean-Baptiste ________ Founded New Orleans in 1718.
  4. 10. Italian explorer Giovanni da ___________ was the first European to explore and map the coast between Florida and New Brunswick, in service to French King Francis I.
  5. 12. French explorers also sought to discover a waterway that connected the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; They called this the __________ passage.
  6. 14. Cartier named a mountain while exploring the St. Lawrence river, which later became the modern city of __________.
Down
  1. 1. In 1534, Jacques ______ embarked on the first of three voyages to explore Newfoundland and the St. Lawrence River.
  2. 2. Catholic Jesuit missionaries, like Father Jacques _________, travelled through lower Canada attempting to convert natives to Christianity.
  3. 4. Jean ________ founded La Baye des Puants (present-day Green Bay).
  4. 5. Champlain is often called “The Father of New France”, and is the founder of _______ City.
  5. 7. French Protestants who set up early colonies in the new world.
  6. 9. French exploration of North America was partially motivated by France’s desire to profit from the _____ trade.
  7. 11. Samuel de _________ founded Quebec and explored the Great Lakes.
  8. 13. Fur traders developed relationships with the native population, and helped to establish early ______ settlements.
  9. 14. Rene-Robert Cavelier De La Salle sailed down the Mississippi River, from Michigan Lake to the Gulf of ________.