French Colony

2. In 1712 he became the first proprietor of Louisiana, the company of the West
6. Claimed Louisiana for France in the name of King Louis XIV
9. System under which a colony was operated as a business by an individual or group
11. A group existing during the French colonial period that was in charge of the judicial matters
13. The second longest river in North America
15. A country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, includes 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures.
16. A person who is considered the property of someone and bound to a life of service
17. Established Fort Maurepas in near present day Biloxi, Mississippi
21. A type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand.
22. A person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there
23. FOunded a new French settlement near the Mississippi river, at the time known as Nouvelle-Orleans ( New Orleans)

1. An area settled by a group of people from a distant land
3. The 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
4. A compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer by a governmental organization
5. Explored the upper Mississippi down as far as the Arkansas RIver
6. A parcel of land given to certain individuals under certain conditions, such as their agreement to settle on it
7. Natives or inhabitants of Germany
8. The name of the laws that governed the conduct of slaves in the French colony of Louisiana
10. A large farm or estate
12. Name given to the collapse of the French investment company,the company of the West
14. General rise in the price level of an economy over a period of time
18. A city on the Mississippi RIver, and the capital of Louisiana.
19. The practice of cultivating plants and livestock
20. In western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches.Paris,its capital.