Across
- 2. Mexico and __ grew food to help support Spain’s growing empire.
- 3. This man discovered the coast of present-day Florida.
- 5. Who inspired other explorers to travel to North America?
- 7. The Spanish king ____ priests to convert the local people to the Christian faith.
- 8. Moroccan-born slave, who led the expedition of exploring the southwest.
- 9. Who got the right to tax local Native Americans or to make them work?
- 11. The Spanish operated many _____, large farms that grew just one kind of crop.
- 12. What people suffered at the hands of the Spanish?
Down
- 1. Some ____ settlers in the Americas protested the terrible treatment of Native Americans.
- 4. Which priest said that the Spanish should try to convert Native Americans to Christianity by showing them love, gentleness, and kindness?
- 6. The viceroy assigned Estevanico to serve as a guide for a new ___.
- 10. The ___ explored the southwestern United States.