Across
- 4. To travel around the world.
- 5. Italian who claimed the Atlantic coast of North America for England.
- 6. The first island discovered by Columbus is now part of the country known as _____.
- 10. Spanish nobleman given credit for "discovering" the Pacific Ocean.
- 11. Body of water named by Ferdinand Magellan.
- 13. The first permanent French Settlement in the Americas.
- 14. The exchange of goods, technology, culture, and disease between the Old and New Worlds.
- 15. One of Columbus's ships.
- 17. What Europeans called the group of islands discovered by Columbus
- 19. Magellan travelled through this narrow body of water from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
- 20. The body's natural defenses against diseases.
- 23. Samuel de Champlain's nickname.
- 24. Large Canadian Bay discovered by an English explorer.
- 25. Goods such as gold, silver, etc.
- 28. The southern tip of South America.
- 29. Portuguese explorer whose crew circumnavigated the globe.
Down
- 1. French explorer who established the first permanent French settlement in the Americas.
- 2. River that travels from upstate New York to New York City
- 3. The first settlement established by Columbus's men in the Americas.
- 7. The Americas are named for this Italian explorer.
- 8. English explorer who sailed on behalf of the Netherlands.
- 9. Mythical route to Asia through North America.
- 12. Italian who discovered the present day location of New York City and the Hudson River.
- 16. One of Columbus's ships.
- 18. French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River and claimed Canada for France.
- 21. The first island Columbus discovered.
- 22. Columbus's flagship.
- 26. System in which Spanish conquerors were allowed to use native non-Christians as labor.
- 27. What Columbus called the indigenous people he encountered.
