Exploring the Americas

1. a tool that tells which direction north is
3. the last name of the person who invented the printing press
8. the people responsible for bringing horses and cattle to the Americas
9. the last name of a French explorer sent to find the Northwest passage
10. built the first chronometers that allow time to be measured on boats
12. last name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain
14. last name of the Spanish explorer who was first European to see the Pacific from North America
16. this empire cut off trade with the West in 1453
17. Spanish explorers that led military campaigns in North America to claim land and capture wealth

2. last name of the explorer who first attempted to sail around the world
4. last name of the navigator who realized that people like Columbus and Cabot had found a New World
5. people who tried to convert others to their religion
6. to sail around the entire world
7. first produced in 1759, it allowed sailors to find their latitude
11. the last name of the explorer who discovered New York Harbor
12. the last name of the first European to discover California
13. a triangular sail that makes ships faster and more maneuverable
15. a food that was brought back from the New world to Europe and became an important crop