Across
- 2. crop grown to sell
- 4. territory in North America claimed by the French
- 5. crop that 'saved' Jamestown
- 8. Scottish banker who successfully started a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi
- 12. first elected legislature in North America
- 14. animal whose fur was most sought after and trapped in the New World
- 19. The nickname given to the winter of 1609-1610
- 22. large farms
- 24. the main economic activity of the French and Dutch colonies
- 25. made from gold and silver which led to the growth and power of New Spain
- 27. Spain's first permanent settlement in North America
- 30. French explorer who, along with his brother, started a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi River
- 33. First capital city of Louisiana founded in 1718
- 34. wanted to help natives, complained to King
Down
- 1. religious settlements
- 3. Native American who married John Rolfe and brought peace to Jamestown
- 6. colony owned by one person
- 7. French explorer who found the mouth of the Mississippi in 1682
- 9. territory in the Americas claimed by the Spanish
- 10. Catholic missionary who explored the Mississippi River in 1673
- 11. native people who ultimately defeated the Huron/Algonquin and the French in the Beaver Wars
- 13. large free areas of land to new settlers
- 15. French territory along the Mississippi River Valley south to the Gulf of Mexico
- 16. person who teaches his or her religious beliefs to people with different beliefs
- 17. native people who allied with the French during the Beaver Wars
- 18. French King who made Louisiana a royal colony
- 20. French fur trapper who explored the Mississippi River in 1673
- 21. partners
- 23. land ruled by another country
- 26. first French settlement in North America
- 28. Practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders
- 29. French explorer who started a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi River which failed
- 31. attacked Spanish treasure ships
- 32. besides plantations, slaves worked here