New France

5. The purpose of colonies, which was to provide wealth, resources, and power to the mother country.
9. The highest-ranking official in New France, responsible for military and diplomatic affairs.
10. A system of land division in New France where lords oversaw land worked by tenants.
12. French-Canadian fur traders who lived and worked among Indigenous peoples.
13. The centralized government in New France under the authority of the French king.
15. The original peoples of Canada who interacted and traded with the French settlers.
16. An official responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of New France.
17. An economic theory that colonies existed to increase the wealth of their mother country through trade.

1. Missionaries who aimed to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity in New France.
2. Exclusive control over the fur trade granted by the king to specific companies or individuals.
3. A governing body in New France consisting of a governor, an intendant, and a bishop.
4. Young women sent to New France by the king to marry settlers and help grow the colony.
6. French-Canadian workers who transported furs by canoe during the fur trade.
7. A major body of water central to the fur trade and exploration of New France.
8. Farmers who lived on seigneuries and worked the land in New France.
11. The first permanent French settlement in New France.
14. The King of France during much of New France’s development in the 17th century.