New Empires in the Americas

5. a large farm that usually specialized in growing one kind of crop for profit
10. a nonexistent path through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean was known as the Northwest __________
11. Italian explorer, thought he could reach Asia by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean
13. the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa is known as the Columbian _______
14. to travel all the way around the globe
15. ships that used triangular sails to sail against the wind and had rudders to improve steering
16. Spanish conquistador that conquered the Inca Empire

1. First person to sail around the world
2. Emperor of Mexico's Aztec Empire. Captured and killed by Cortes
3. a Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain
4. a large Spanish fleet defeated by England in 1588
6. an official document that gives a person the right to establish a colony
7. a religious movement begun by Martin Luther and others in 1517 to reform the Catholic Church was known as the _______ Reformation
8. Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and brought the fall of the Aztec Empire
9. the first Europeans to reach the Americas
12. a system in Spanish America that gave settlers the right to tax and/or force labor on native peoples