Across
- 3. Spanish explorer is made famous for conquering the Aztecs
- 5. led an expedition that ended when a storm struck leaving him and others lost at sea
- 7. lowest class that were kept in poverty
- 9. A Spanish conqueror in the Americas
- 10. born in America by Spanish parents, wealthy and well educated, owned ranches, farms, taught and practiced law
- 11. Spanish explorer is made famous for conquering the Inca
- 14. mixed of native and Spanish background, worked on farms and ranches, as carpenters, shoemakers, tailors and bakers
- 15. a large estate farmed by many workers
Down
- 1. looked for legendary fountain of youth but never found it
- 2. explored Florida and the Mississippi River in search for gold in 1539-1542 in search of gold but died before finding riches.
- 4. forts were the soldiers lived
- 5. born in Spain, held highest jobs and were wealthy--owned gold and silver mines
- 6. suggested bringing Africans to the Americas for the labor as they were already exposed to Europeans and their methods, many were already farmers
- 8. land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans
- 12. towns where the Spanish lived, traded, and worshiped
- 13. religious settlements run by Catholic priests