Crossword Solutions

Across
1. The North West company included many men who had been ___________ de bois.
coureurs

3. The main method of transportation used to transport people and furs was the __________.
canoe

6. The company that was the main rival of HBC was the _____________ Company.
NorthWest

9. The beaver was the most ____________ animal in the fur trade.
important

10. The ship that Groseilliers used to bring the first load of furs from Hudson Bay to England was called ____________.
Nonsuch

13. The Red River Colony was started by Lord ___________.
Selkirk

14. The English king, __________ II, granted HBC Charter in 1670.
Charles

15. A normal meal on the trade route would include ___________, made from dried buffalo meat and fat.
pemmican

17. The best route to take furs to England was the __________ Bay route.
Hudson

Down
1. When explorers first came to North America in the 1500s, they were looking for a way to __________.
China

2. The discoverer of Hudson Bay was __________ Hudson.
Henry

3. Who was the first explorer known to trade furs with First Nations peoples, in what later became known as Canada?
Cartier

4. The two most powerful European countries involved in the fur trade in the 1700s were England and ___________.
France

5. The girls who came from France to marry settlers in New France were called "_______ du roi" because the king (roi) had paid for the trip.
Filles

7. The two men who made HBC possible by showing that furs could be brought from Hudson Bay were Groseilliers and __________.
Radisson

8. The fighting between HBC and the North West Company reached its worst point in the "Battle of ________ Oaks."
Seven

11. After 1970, HBC headquarters moved to Winnipeg, and the company became more involved in the ______________ of animals. conservation

12. Fur traders in canoes often had to get out of their canoes and _________ across land.
portage

15. Pierre d'Iberville is famous for capturing York Factory by using his ship ____________ to beat three English ships.
Pelican

16. The man who convinced the king to sign HBC Charter was Prince ____________.
Rupert