European Colonization

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Across
  1. 2. The name La Salle gave the land conquered for the French.
  2. 3. The lost colony.
  3. 6. First permanent colony established by the English.
  4. 7. Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas.
  5. 9. Get as much money and resources for the "mother country" as possible.
  6. 11. First Spanish settlement in Florida.
  7. 12. Spanish explorer America was named after.
  8. 14. Explored the Mississippi river and wanted to find the mouth of the river.
Down
  1. 1. Claimed the all of the land touching the Mississippi River for France.
  2. 4. Explored the Mississippi river and sought to spread Christianity.
  3. 5. Cash crop grown in the colony of Jamestown.
  4. 8. The colony that was established by the Pilgrims.
  5. 10. Spanish explorer who colonized Florida.
  6. 13. Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs.