Early American History

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Across
  1. 5. Conquered Mexico
  2. 6. Appointed the "Founders of Brazil"
  3. 7. Found a lake between present day New York and Vermont and named it for himself.
  4. 10. Inca ruler taken hostage
  5. 11. Thought the Mississippi River might be the northwest passage to India
  6. 13. Searched for Fountain of Youth
  7. 15. Gave Portugal a claim to America BEFORE the Line of Demarcation
Down
  1. 1. Aztec Emporor who thought the Spaniards were gods
  2. 2. Explored territory that is now states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma
  3. 3. Called the Pacific Ocean "South Sea"
  4. 4. Colonized New World for fur trading
  5. 8. Conquered Incas through greed/deceit
  6. 9. Discovered the St. Lawrence River
  7. 12. Discovered the Mississip River
  8. 14. Claimed huge region for France and named it Louisiana