1. consequence
2. pawns
3. rivalry
4. Pemmican
5. voyageurs
6. clashes
7. encoachment
8. decisive
9. provisional government
10. fertility
11. infinity
12. dispossession
13. instrumental
14. prosperity

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a temporary government set up until a permanent one can be established
conflicts or battles
dried, lean buffalo meat pounded into a paste
the power of reproduction
to trespass upon property or rights of another
competition
boatmen in the service of early fur-traders
steady good fortune
people who are used or manipulated to further the purposes of others
unquestionable, definite
to place in a position of lower importance or power
helpful, useful in providing the means to accomplish something
state of being without property or status
the result of something occurring earlier