COLUMBUS

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  1. 4. Person who greatly influenced Columbus
  2. 5. Number of voyages made by Columbus to the New World
  3. 7. 18 of Ferdinand Magellan's crew did this to the world
  4. 8. First Englishman to discover North America
  5. 10. Position given to Columbus but later taken away
  6. 11. Direction Columbus thought he could sail to reach the Spice Islands
  7. 13. Birthplace of Columbus
  8. 14. Europeans who reached America almost 500 years before Columbus
  9. 18. Queen who financed Columbus voyage
  10. 19. Natives in Mexico conquered by Hernan Cortes
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  1. 1. Columbus' flagship
  2. 2. Ocean Columbus crossed
  3. 3. First European country to become rich by sailing to the Far East
  4. 6. Month Columbus arrived in the New World
  5. 9. Name given by Columbus to the indigenous people he came in contact with
  6. 12. Country he sailed for
  7. 15. Region Columbus thought he had reached
  8. 16. Islands Columbus first landed
  9. 17. Columbus supported making the natives this