Age of Contact & Spanish Colonial Era

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Across
  1. 4. Creating representations of geographical areas, important in exploration.
  2. 8. Changes made to adapt land for human needs.
  3. 10. when European explorers first arrived in Texas, leading to cultural exchanges.
  4. 13. Disputes between European powers over control of Texas land.
  5. 17. Area along the edge of the ocean where early explorers landed in Texas.
  6. 18. Religious communities set up by the Spanish to convert Native Americans.
  7. 21. Language spoken by explorers who settled Texas for Spain.
  8. 22. How people adjusted their lives to fit local conditions.
  9. 24. Spanish explorer who survived shipwrecks and traveled through Texas in the 1500s.
  10. 25. Act of searching and mapping unknown lands.
  11. 26. Major city in Texas, originally a Spanish mission and settlement.
  12. 27. Ways settlers altered the land, like farming or building.
  13. 29. European country that explored and settled Texas for centuries.
  14. 30. People who study and write about the past.
  15. 31. Spanish friar who helped establish the first mission in East Texas.
Down
  1. 1. Spanish explorer who mapped the Texas coastline in 1519.
  2. 2. Key traits that help identify an era or place.
  3. 3. Features that make something distinct or recognizable.
  4. 5. Harmful effects of human actions on others or the environment.
  5. 6. Timeline based on specific dates for events.
  6. 7. European nation that claimed parts of Texas briefly, competing with Spain.
  7. 9. Precious metal that drove much of Spain’s exploration efforts in the Americas.
  8. 11. Spanish priest known for establishing missions in East Texas.
  9. 12. Priest who encouraged France to help establish missions in Texas.
  10. 14. Establishment of a community in a new area.
  11. 15. Sequence of events without specific dates.
  12. 16. Spanish leader known as the "Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley" for founding many settlements.
  13. 19. Forts built to protect Spanish missions and settlements.
  14. 20. Important periods in history that define significant changes.
  15. 23. Religious settlements aimed at converting Native Americans to Christianity.
  16. 28. Divisions of history based on important events or changes.