New Empire in the Americas

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Across
  1. 3. Catholic Church property
  2. 5. A reason for Europeans wanting to explore new lands
  3. 8. Discovered the Grand Canyon
  4. 9. Large farm
  5. 10. The first French colony located in North America
  6. 11. Helped the caravels easier to steer than the older galleons
  7. 13. Movement of new plants, animals, people and customs between Europe and the Americas
  8. 14. The first Europeans to establish colonies in North America
  9. 15. Spanish military leader
  10. 16. Spanish military base
  11. 17. Responsible for the French trading alliances with the Native Americans
Down
  1. 1. The only people that the Spanish crown allowed to settle in the new lands
  2. 2. Spanish Village or trading post
  3. 4. Was launched to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I
  4. 6. A reason for Europeans wanting to explore new lands
  5. 7. Native Peoples were no longer entitled to the lands they had always occupied
  6. 12. Reason for death, African slave trade
  7. 14. Royal governor