Age of Contact

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Across
  1. 1. — Spanish military fort built to protect missions and settlements.
  2. 4. St. Louis — French settlement established by La Salle on the Texas coast.
  3. 5. — European country that competed with Spain for land in North America.
  4. 7. — Spanish settlement established near present-day El Paso in 1659.
  5. 8. exchange — Sharing of ideas, foods, skills, and traditions between different cultures.
  6. 13. — Native peoples who lived in the area around present-day San Antonio.
  7. 14. — European country that explored and claimed Texas during the 1500s and 1600s.
  8. 16. — Spanish explorer who led an expedition through Texas in the 1540s.
  9. 17. Salle — French explorer who established Fort St. Louis in Texas.
  10. 18. — Journey taken by explorers to discover and claim new lands.
Down
  1. 2. — Permanent community established by Spanish settlers.
  2. 3. — Rivalry between countries for land, wealth, and power.
  3. 5. — Spanish religious order that operated many missions in Texas.
  4. 6. — Religion Spanish missionaries tried to teach Native peoples.
  5. 9. — Spanish religious settlement built to convert Native peoples to Christianity.
  6. 10. — Interaction between Spanish explorers and Native peoples.
  7. 11. — Activity introduced by the Spanish that involved raising livestock.
  8. 12. de Vaca — Spanish explorer who traveled across Texas after being shipwrecked.
  9. 15. — Precious metal Spanish explorers hoped to find.
  10. 18. — Person who travels to discover and learn about unfamiliar places.