Unit 1: US History

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Across
  1. 3. Spread of beliefs, foods, and technologies
  2. 6. First permanent English settlement in North America
  3. 8. Spanish system to convert Indigenous peoples
  4. 11. England's first attempted colony that disappeared
  5. 13. Treaty dividing exploration rights between Spain and Portugal
  6. 15. Economic system where colonies enrich the mother country
  7. 16. 1492 navigator who opened lasting contact between Europe and the Americas
  8. 17. Early Jamestown leader who organized settlers
  9. 19. 1680 Indigenous uprising against Spanish settlers
  10. 21. Portuguese ship that improved long ocean travel
  11. 22. Workers who traded years of service for passage
  12. 25. French explorer who founded Quebec
  13. 26. Voyage that brought Pilgrims to New England in 1620
  14. 27. Oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States
  15. 28. Spanish explorer who reached Florida
  16. 29. Conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire with Indigenous allies
Down
  1. 1. Massive Indigenous population loss caused by disease
  2. 2. Spanish priest who spoke against harsh treatment of Indigenous peoples
  3. 4. Powhatan woman who mediated early English contact
  4. 5. Staple crop supporting complex Indigenous societies
  5. 7. Transfer of crops, animals, ideas, and diseases after 1492
  6. 9. Puritan woman who challenged religious authority in Massachusetts
  7. 10. Portuguese prince who supported early exploration
  8. 12. Navigation tool used to measure latitude
  9. 14. Economic system shaping alliances between Europeans and Native groups
  10. 18. Farming practice directing water to crops
  11. 19. Large scale farm system tied to coerced labor
  12. 20. Extended family home used by eastern woodlands groups
  13. 23. Carved figures expressing stories and identity
  14. 24. Led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire