Exploration and colonization Crossword Puzzle !

In 1587 , the earliest attempt at a permanent English colony in the New World
The first permanent English colony in North America established in 1607
An area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it
Spanish conquerors of the Americas
17th century economic belief that a country’s prosperity depended on having a large supply of gold and silver
To bring a product into a country to be sold
To send a product to be sold in another country
The difference in value of what a nation imports compared to what it exports over time
Large agricultural estates where crops are grown
A crop that is grown to be sold rather than used by the farmer
Spanish and Portuguese officials in the New World who were born in Europe and held all the important government positions
Descendents of Europeans who were born in Latin America
The children of Native Americans and Europeans
The children of Africans and Europeans
The right of Spanish landowners in the Americas to use Native Americans as Laborers
The exchange of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas
Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers
Elected representatives to an assembly and
A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area
Took control of the Jamestown colony and saved it