Across
- 4. Established Quebec for France
- 5. items traded by Europeans
- 8. spread of Christianity & a motivating force
- 9. Empire that was powerful by controlling in trade
- 11. Explored from the Great Lakes to Mexico
- 12. what nations vie to be most powerful
- 17. what explorers did not have enough of
- 19. Exchange of goods and ideas
- 20. explored the Colorado River
- 22. Empire that controlled trade in W. Africa
- 23. supplied slaves to the European traders
- 24. motivating reason to explore - gold, resources
Down
- 1. Country which claimed Virginia
- 2. poor maps and navigational tools
- 3. Explored for England
- 5. Interior of US claimed by France
- 6. Empire that controlled trade in W. Africa
- 7. country explored & claimed land north of the U.S.
- 10. Country which explored West Africa
- 13. precious metal obtained from Africa in trade
- 14. weakened or killed explorers
- 15. Settlement that become the capital of New France
- 16. carried goods & people to the New World
- 18. country that explored the South western U.S.
- 21. explored by John Cabot
