Social Studies Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. where prices go up over time
  2. 5. the fifteenth king of france
  3. 8. An area settled by a group of people from a distant land.
  4. 9. Claimed Louisiana for France in the name of King Louis
  5. 11. River that Franch and Britain fought for during the war
  6. 12. treaty that ended the French and Indian war
  7. 13. name given to young women who came to Louisiana in 1728 to become wives of the settlers and brought their belongings in a small trunk
  8. 14. Name given to the collapse of the French investment company, the Company of the west.
  9. 17. a war that broke out between the French and the Indians
  10. 18. French for baton rouge
  11. 20. Established the upper Mississippi down as far as the Arkansas River
  12. 22. Name given to the water route that early Europeans believed went through the North American continent to Asia
  13. 28. Founded a new French settlement near the Mississippi river
  14. 29. the only religion the French believed
  15. 30. french military officer that had an iron hand
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  1. 1. The name of laws that governed the conduct of slaves in the French colony of Louisiana.
  2. 3. In 1712 he became the first proprietor of Louisiana, The company of the west
  3. 4. a transportation route that aided many places because of trading along it
  4. 6. gave a postive affect to the when they came for rich soil that was advertised by John Law
  5. 7. system under which a colony was operated as a business by an individual group.
  6. 10. A parcel of land given to certain individuals under certain conditions, such as their agreement to settle on it.
  7. 15. having no money at all
  8. 16. enemy of the french
  9. 19. the fourteenth king of france
  10. 21. Head of the Company of the West
  11. 23. A group existing during the French colonial period that was in charge of the Judicial matters
  12. 24. A large farm or estate
  13. 25. A person who is considered the property of someone and bound to a life of service
  14. 26. The killing of many Native Americans
  15. 27. A location in louisiana that is extremely popular and on/by the Mississippi river