Imperial Rivalries
Across
- 2. East Asian material coveted by Europeans.
- 4. East Asian spice.
- 5. the buying and selling of goods among countries.
- 9. Spain's neighbor to the west.
- 11. passage the Europeans were looking for.
- 13. location where Columbus landed.
- 14. important French explorer.
- 16. queen who financed Columbus.
- 17. English captain who sailed for the Dutch.
Down
- 1. state of first English settlement in North America.
- 2. country that colonized Mexico.
- 3. having to do with the sea and sailing.
- 6. first European in the Americas.
- 7. country that claimed Canada.
- 8. number of voyages Columbus made.
- 10. king who backed Columbus.
- 12. main Dutch outpost or settlement.
- 15. first natives to encounter Columbus.
- 16. Columbus's native country.