The Musket Wars
Across
- 3. People forced to flee their homes (8)
- 5. Island invaded by Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama (7)
- 8. European-introduced weapon central to these wars (6)
- 11. War party (4)
- 13. Year range these wars mainly occurred (4,4)
- 15. Māori cultural system governing behaviour and conflict (6)
- 16. Competition to gain more weapons (4,4)
- 17. Defensive structures strengthened against gunfire (10)
- 21. Status or prestige gained through victory (4)
- 23. South Island iwi attacked by Ngāti Toa (4,4)
- 24. Northern iwi that first gained advantage with guns (7)
- 25. British missionary who worked with Hongi Hika (7)
- 26. Fortified village adapted to resist muskets (2)
Down
- 1. Battle where Ngāpuhi were defeated despite muskets (9)
- 2. Main reason tribes sought muskets after initial attacks (11)
- 4. Crop that helped sustain large war parties (8)
- 6. City where Hongi traded gifts for muskets (6)
- 7. Goods traded with Europeans for muskets (4)
- 8. Weapons that transformed Māori warfare (8)
- 9. Traditional short weapon used before muskets (4)
- 10. Alternative peaceful method to resolve conflict (9)
- 12. Internal Ngāi Tahu conflict on Banks Peninsula (3,7)
- 14. Leader of Ngāti Toa (2,10)
- 18. Place where Hongi met King George IV (7)
- 19. Ngāpuhi leader who drove early campaigns (5,4)
- 20. People captured and forced to work (6)
- 22. Concept of revenge or balance in Māori culture (3)