The Age of Exploration Crossword

Spanish conqueror of Mexico
took the lead in European exploration
went around the cape and cut across the Indian ocean to the coast of India
a thriving spice trade port
believed he could reach Asia by sailing west instead of east around Africa
Christopher Columbus explored these coastlines
persuaded the king of Spain to finance his voyage to Asia through the western hemisphere
explored the New England coastline of the Americas for England
his letters described the land he saw led to the use of the name America
individuals with firearms, organizational skills, and determination that led to success
Aztec monarch
landed on the pacific coast of south America with 180 men
the right of landowners to use native Americans as laborers
the exchange of plants and animals between Europe and Asia
a settlement of people living in a new territory, linked to a parent country
a set of principles that dominated society
the difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports
payments
large agricultural estates
connected Europe, Asia, and Africa
the middle portion of the triangular trade route
"so great is the corruption that our country is being completely depopulated"
pulled into the slave trade
in the 1500's Portugal came to dominate this land
Spanish and Portuguese officials who had been born in Europe
descendants of Europeans born in Latin America
offspring of Europeans and Native Americans
offspring of Africans and Europeans