Early Exploration

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Across
  1. 1. who sent the Spanish armada
  2. 2. How many ships did Vasco da Gama have heading for Africa
  3. 6. Who sent Dias to explore Africa
  4. 8. Who hoped to convert the Native Americans to Christianity
  5. 9. What were the towns of trade
  6. 11. Who found the Americas
  7. 12. Who were the Spanish explorers
  8. 14. what were the forts near a mission called
Down
  1. 1. what did the Spanish discover raise crops in
  2. 3. what month did Columbus leave his ship
  3. 4. What were religious communities
  4. 5. In 1519 who landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico
  5. 7. A piece of land that juts into the water
  6. 10. Christopher Columbus's ship
  7. 13. Passage A direct water route through the Americas