Colonization and Exploration

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Across
  1. 5. A skilled worker that makes things by hand
  2. 9. Characterized by establishing posts & forts on coastal regions but not penetrating inland
  3. 10. Shares in a company often sold to raise money for the company
  4. 12. Financed numerous expeditions along the West African coastline in hopes of finding gold
  5. 14. The second part of three part journey - Usually refers to the time African slaves spent on a boat going to North America
  6. 17. crop grown for profit
  7. 18. "New World" in Latin
  8. 19. Explored northeast coast of North America
  9. 20. First permanent settlement in Virginia
Down
  1. 1. Spaniards married Amerindian women creating children of mixed white & Native American descent
  2. 2. Group from England that wanted to purify, or reform, the Church of England
  3. 3. Pilgrims written plan of government for their colony
  4. 4. Believed a western track would be shorter than paths the Portuguese were taking
  5. 6. Believed a western track would be shorter than paths the Portuguese were taking
  6. 7. Group from England that wanted to purify, or reform, the Church of England
  7. 8. Document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler
  8. 11. Trade routes shaped like giant triangles
  9. 13. The second part of three part journey - Usually refers to the time African slaves spent on a boat going to North America
  10. 15. Small, lighter, and faster ships ideal for ocean travel
  11. 16. crop crop grown for profit