Age of Exploration Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. A crop that is produced for financial purposes rather than utilitarian. Think tobacco, cotton, etc.
  2. 6. This is a tool that uses the magnetic pull of the north to help explorers navigate.
  3. 9. Trade between three ports, in this instance Europe, Africa, and the West Indies.
  4. 11. Spanish term meaning, "conquerer." Used traditionally to describe those who conquered Mesoamerica in the 16th century.
  5. 12. This is the land in the eastern hemisphere, land that was familiar to the Europeans.
  6. 14. The exchange of food, people, and diseases between the Americas and Europe.
  7. 17. A Spaniard who was born in Spain but lives in the new world.
Down
  1. 1. Payments, tax breaks, or other forms of economic support given to specific industries or economic sectors.
  2. 2. This is the land in the western hemisphere, specifically used by Europeans to describe the Americas.
  3. 4. An estate where crops are grown that is centered around one large residence.
  4. 5. In Latin America, this term refers to someone who is interracial, specifically of Spanish and African descent.
  5. 7. An invisible line drawn by the Spanish and Portuguese to explain who own what part of the world.
  6. 8. A country that is under the control of a different country.
  7. 10. A stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that slave ships traveled along.
  8. 13. A person who migrates a new country for religious purposes.
  9. 15. A form of economic nationalism that sought to increase finances and power by restricting trade.
  10. 16. In Latin America, this term refers to someone who is interracial, specifically Spanish and indigenous.