The Europeans Explore

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Across
  1. 2. Points the way, but not with a finger
  2. 3. Conquistador of the Aztec Empire
  3. 6. Shiny stuff that made explorers' eyes gleam
  4. 7. Flavor enhancers from faraway lands
  5. 8. Exchange of goods, and sometimes cultures
  6. 9. Small but mighty ship of exploration
  7. 10. His river runs through New York
  8. 12. A world in your hands (or on a piece of paper)
  9. 15. He sailed the ocean blue, in 1492
Down
  1. 1. Stargazing tool for seafarers
  2. 2. Founder of New France, and a big lake
  3. 4. Sir Walter, the Lost Colony's namesake
  4. 5. Unintended consequence of contact
  5. 11. A dark chapter in colonial history
  6. 13. John, not Sebastian, found the New-found-land
  7. 14. New land, new rules, new settlements