French colony

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Across
  1. 4. a colony is operated
  2. 7. first proprietor of Louisiana
  3. 10. explored upper Mississippi
  4. 11. claimed Louisiana for France
  5. 15. a code for slaves
  6. 16. a person who is someone else's property
  7. 17. a group existing that deals with laws
  8. 18. an area settled by a group from a distant land
Down
  1. 1. The reason for a major war
  2. 2. money for land
  3. 3. a symbol of monarchy
  4. 5. a large farm or estate
  5. 6. girls who had to fit everything in a box
  6. 8. o
  7. 9. founded settlement near Mississippi
  8. 12. a passage that was never found
  9. 13. established fort Maurepas
  10. 14. a bubble where Germans went