Across
- 3. Land The massive territory granted to the Hudson's Bay Company by King Charles II.
- 5. A decision-making process where everyone must agree before moving forward.
- 6. The fifth province of Canada, created in 1870 as a result of the Métis resistance.
- 9. The brilliant Shawnee leader who united Indigenous nations to fight alongside the British in the War of 1812.
- 11. The Act of 1774 passed by Britain to secure French loyalty by protecting the Catholic faith and civil law.
- 13. The abundant type of fish John Cabot discovered off the coast of Newfoundland.
- 15. The Royal ___ of 1763 that sought to assimilate French colonists but recognized Indigenous land rights.
- 17. The distinct culture formed from the intermarriage of European fur traders and Indigenous women.
- 20. A policy where a country increases its power and wealth by gaining control over new territories.
- 23. The large wooden dwellings that the Haudenosaunee lived in.
- 24. The system of long, narrow plots of land rented to farmers along rivers in New France.
- 25. An economic system where empires extract raw resources from colonies to enrich the home country.
Down
- 1. People who supported the British Crown during the American Revolution and fled north to Canada.
- 2. A system of ___ government where the ruling executive council is accountable to the elected assembly.
- 4. The wild rice harvested by the Anishinabe around the Great Lakes.
- 7. The forced removal of the Acadians by the British starting in 1755.
- 8. A political situation where rival factions hold equal seats and block each other from passing laws.
- 10. The agricultural First Nation group that lived in permanent villages and grew the Three Sisters.
- 12. Licensed canoeists who transported goods and furs along inland waterways.
- 14. The chief architect of Confederation and the first Prime Minister of Canada.
- 16. Known as the Father of New France, he established Quebec City in 1608.
- 18. A deadly infectious disease that spread rapidly on crowded immigrant coffin ships.
- 19. The bold leader of the Red River Métis who established a provisional government.
- 21. The official in the Sovereign Council responsible for daily administration and finance.
- 22. Exclusive rights granted to a single company to control all trade in a region.
