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2. Spanish conquerors were called this.

3. conquistadors

4. This Indian Empire was found in Peru.

5. Incans

6. This Spaniard conquered the Indians in Peru.

7. Francisco Pizarro

8. This Spaniard conquered the Aztec empire.

9. Hernando Cortes

10. This king ruled the Aztec Empire before it was taken over by the Spanish.

11. Motecuhzoma

12. Spanish explorers searched North America looking for seven cities of this.

13. gold

14. This Spaniard was the first to set foot on what is now the United States.

15. Juan Ponce de Leon

16. This Spaniard led his armies to search for the search for the 7 cities.

17. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

18. This Spanish explorer found the Mississippi River.

19. Hernando De Soto

20. This is the name of the path Spanish explorers took as they searched for the seven cities.

21. Sante Fe Trail

22. These are people who teach their religion to others.

23. missionaries

24. These are huge farms to grow crops where slaves were used.

25. plantations

26. This is a settlement ruled by another country.

27. colony

28. Spanish colonists used these two groups of people as slaves.

29. Indians and Africans

30. This African Kingdom flourished from 1400 to 1600.

31. Benin

32. This waterway was hoped to pass through North America to Asia.

33. Northwest Passage

34. The French traded for this with Indians.

35. fur

36. These two Indian tribes fought over trade with the French and Dutch.

37. Hurons and Iroquois

38. This French explorer sailed into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

39. Jaques Cartier

40. This mapmaker was sent to explore the northeast and make maps of it.

41. Samuel de Champlain

42. This document, written by the Pilgrims, was the first example of self-rule in the Americas.

43. Mayflower Compact

44. This man was the founder of the Jamestown colony.

45. John Smith

46. This is a fleet of warships.

47. armada

48. Tisquantum was a interpreter for the Pilgrims. He was also know as this.

49. Squanto

50. This word was found as a clue when Roanoke colonists were missing.

51. CROATOAN