Across
- 3. English explorer, claimed the east coast for England
- 5. Region of North America that was home to the "cliff dwellers"
- 7. Viking explorer, found Vinland (New Foundland)
- 8. Explorer who said the New World was not the Indies, but a new continent. Americas were named after him.
- 10. Hunter-gatherers who moved with the seasons
- 12. "Slaves" who served for a period of time to compensate for passage to the New World. Africans first came to North America as this type of slave.
- 14. Country that built settlements along the east coast of America
- 16. Spanish explorer, conquered Incas
- 18. Country that build settlements for the south, especially in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America
- 22. Alaskan Indians, famous for igloos in the frigid regions of North America
- 23. Extensive Indian civilization along the west coast of South America
- 25. English privateers (private captains) commissioned to "disrupt" Spanish shipping
- 26. Plains Indians home
- 29. Spanish explorer, conquered Aztecs
- 31. Early Jamestown settlers were largely motivated by
- 32. Early explorers were motivated by finding new trade routes to
- 33. Olmec and Mayan study of the sun, moon, and stars as well as mathematics led to this invention
- 34. What type of homes did Northwest Indians build?
- 35. The first Mesoamerican civilization. Known as the "rubber people"
- 37. civilizations - north, central, or south America?
- 38. First permanent English settlement in North America
- 41. The king and queen of Spain who gave Columbus the funds that he needed to find a route to Asia.
- 44. Coronado Spanish explorer, first European to see the Grand Canyon
- 45. African ruler of the Mali Empire who is known as the wealthiest man to ever live
- 47. where Columbus first landed in the New World
- 48. French explorer, known as the "Father of New France", built a fort that would become Quebec
- 49. The demand for cheap labor in the New World created a new market
- 50. Indians who interacted with the settlers of Jamestown
- 51. Englishman who sponsored two failed attempt to establish an English colony at Roanoke.
Down
- 1. Spanish explorer who started in Florida and explored as far as the Mississippi River
- 2. French explorer, claimed the Mississippi River for France. First European to go down Mississippi River to Gulf of Mexico--
- 4. People who traded horses and weaponary for African goods and slaves
- 6. First elected legislative assembly in the New World
- 9. Aztec emperor who fell to Spanish conquerors
- 11. Augustine First permanent settlement in North America
- 13. the route in between the western ports of Africa to the Caribbean and southern U.S. that carried the slave trade
- 15. the first people to live in North America
- 17. Spanish soldiers, adventurers, and conquerors
- 19. Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins.
- 20. Ruler of England during the Spanish Armada
- 21. What type of homes did Southwest Indians build?
- 24. A country who built settlements to the north, along the St. Lawrence River
- 27. Spanish explorer, first to explore Florida
- 28. Smith English leader at Jamestown, applied II Thess 3:20 principle to English gentlemen who refused to work
- 30. Cash crop that made a profit and saved Jamestown
- 36. Bridge Belief that people first arrived in North America by crossing land bridge from Asia
- 39. English explorer, Sea Dog, sailed around the world
- 40. Indian civilizations that believed the gods required a blood sacrifice
- 42. Continent that exported gold, salt, copper, ivory, and slaves
- 43. Cartier French explorer, discovered St. Lawrence and claimed a large section of North America for France
- 46. Belief that living and non-living things have souls