The French Empire Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 12 clues. Answers range from 3 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
– a supposed water route to Asia through the cold waters of present-day Canada
– first permanent European settlement in Canada
Quebec’s founder
– French fur traders who married Indian women
– children of French and Indian marriages
From present-day North Carolina to Maine
St. Lawrence River area
Mississippi basin
was scarce in Europe and the French traded with the Indians for valuable beaver pelts.
Became France’s leading seaport and largest town in Americas.
took little land because they were mostly fur traders and fishermen, not farmers.
raided French settlements for decades
