The French and the Dutch

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Across
  1. 2. one coastal village depended on the hunting of _________
  2. 6. an explorer who formed a French trading post at what is now the city of Quebec
  3. 7. __________ passage a shortcut by water across North America to Asia
  4. 12. the french destroyed a settlement here
  5. 13. the area was named this to honor King James
  6. 14. the business of buying and selling goods
Down
  1. 1. New Amsterdam was located on the island of this
  2. 3. believed he had found gold and diamonds and was fooled
  3. 4. Hudson was forced to turn back because the water was too __________
  4. 5. the Native Americans in the area included the powerful ___________
  5. 8. the Dutch sent him to search for a route
  6. 9. led a team of French and Native Americans all the way to mouth of Mississippi River
  7. 10. the people who arrived from other countries spoke different _____________
  8. 11. Netherlands people who hoped to find a Northwest Passage
  9. 12. these resources were very valued in Europe and were profitable