Early Explorers

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Across
  1. 1. French explorer who found Quebec City
  2. 3. Native Americans who settled in the Southeast region
  3. 4. Killed by diseases brought on by Spanish settlers
  4. 5. Spanish explorer who explored present day North and South America.
  5. 7. Invented the writing system for the Cherokees
  6. 9. Native Americas who settled in the Northeast region
  7. 11. A person who travels looking for new lands and discoveries
  8. 12. French explorer tried to find Northwest passage, explored Lake Michigan
Down
  1. 1. United five tribes
  2. 2. Went out to find the "Fountain of Youth", explored St.Augustine
  3. 3. First European to set foot in America-landed in Hispaniola
  4. 6. River in present day New York named after an English explorer
  5. 8. English explorer who claimed land in present day California
  6. 10. Resulted in Spanish control of the coast of Florida