US History Chapter 2 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Exchange — Exchange of plants, animals, people, goods, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
  2. 3. the Navigator — Portuguese prince who supported exploration of Africa.
  3. 5. System — Spanish system that allowed colonists to control Indigenous labor.
  4. 6. — Official document granting permission to establish a colony.
  5. 8. Pizarro — Conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
  6. 10. — Small, fast ships used by European explorers.
  7. 11. Cortés — Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
  8. 13. Reformation — Movement that challenged the Catholic Church and created Protestant churches.
  9. 14. de Las Casas — Spanish priest who defended Indigenous peoples from mistreatment.
  10. 17. — Tool used by sailors to determine their position using the stars.
  11. 18. — To travel completely around the Earth.
  12. 19. Armada — Spanish fleet defeated by England in 1588.
Down
  1. 1. — Spanish soldiers and explorers who conquered parts of the Americas.
  2. 4. Passage — A hoped-for water route through North America to the Pacific.
  3. 7. II — Aztec ruler during the Spanish conquest.
  4. 9. — Large farms that grew crops, often using forced or enslaved labor.
  5. 10. Columbus — Explorer who reached the Americas in 1492 while searching for Asia.
  6. 12. — Christians who separated from the Catholic Church during the Reformation.
  7. 15. Cartier — French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River.
  8. 16. Eriksson — Viking explorer believed to have reached North America around 1000 CE.