Age of Contact

2. — Person who travels to discover and learn about unfamiliar places.
7. — European country that competed with Spain for land in North America.
9. — Spanish religious settlement built to convert Native peoples to Christianity.
12. — Religion Spanish missionaries tried to teach Native peoples.
14. — Journey taken by explorers to discover and claim new lands.
15. Salle — French explorer who established Fort St. Louis in Texas.
17. — Spanish military fort built to protect missions and settlements.
18. — Spanish explorer who led an expedition through Texas in the 1540s.
19. — Interaction between Spanish explorers and Native peoples.

1. — Spanish religious order that operated many missions in Texas.
3. exchange — Sharing of ideas, foods, skills, and traditions between different cultures.
4. — Native peoples who lived in the area around present-day San Antonio.
5. — Activity introduced by the Spanish that involved raising livestock.
6. Louis — French settlement established by La Salle on the Texas coast.
8. — Rivalry between countries for land, wealth, and power.
10. — European country that explored and claimed Texas during the 1500s and 1600s.
11. — Spanish settlement established near present-day El Paso in 1659.
13. — Permanent community established by Spanish settlers.
16. — Precious metal Spanish explorers hoped to find.