Across
- 3. colonists born in America of 2 Spanish parents
- 5. he attempted to find a western route to Asia
- 10. he was convinced that the land he saw was not Asia afterall
- 12. narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water
- 13. one of the animals that was introduced during the Columbian Exchange
- 14. offered Cortes gold in an attempt to make him leave
- 15. land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans
- 17. these people hoped for riches and glory for themselves
Down
- 1. one of the reasons some of Columbus' men died
- 2. people of Spanish and Indiana heritage
- 4. set out to find an Atlantic-Pacific passage
- 6. Spanish colonists who has been born in Spain
- 7. this person conquered the Aztecs
- 8. what the Spanish rode that helped them beat the Native Americans
- 9. these people were probably the first to reach America
- 11. large farms worked by laborers who live on the property
- 16. people of Spanish and African heritage