Across
- 3. French colony in North America established in 1608
- 6. English queen who encouraged privateers and early colonies
- 8. British colony in South Asia, gained in 1857
- 9. Caribbean island colonized by Britain in 1655
- 10. North African region taken by France in 1854
- 11. European power that sent Pedro Álvares Cabral to claim Brazil
- 15. Treaty of 1494 dividing new territories between Spain and Portugal
- 16. European power that pioneered sea exploration along the African coast
- 18. Latin American country claimed by Portugal in 1533
- 19. First permanent English colony in North America, 1607
Down
- 1. 3 words. Conflict that delayed the British and French colonization efforts
- 2. French colony in West Africa, gained after Berlin Conference, capital Dakar
- 4. Island colony in the Indian Ocean claimed by France in 1715
- 5. 2 words. British colony officially established in 1840
- 7. Strategic port city acquired by Britain in 1819
- 12. Mediterranean island acquired by Britain in 1814
- 13. Spanish explorer who reached the Americas in 1492
- 14. Pacific island nation ceded to Britain in 1874
- 17. British North American colony founded in 1607, first permanent settlement
