Across
2. First to search for the Northwest Passage (Cabot)
4. Discovered the St. Lawrence River (Cartier)
5. Jesuit on the expedition that led to the discovery of the Mississippi River
(Marquette)
7. Conquered the Inca (Pizarro)
8. First explorer to lead an expedition around the world (Magellan)
10. First to see the Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore (Balboa)
11. Led the first expedition into the southeastern United States (De Soto)
12. First European to explore Florida (de Leon)
13. North and South America were named after him (Vespucci)
Down
1. First European to travel down the Mississippi River (Jolliet)
3. Conquered the Aztec (Cortez)
4. Discovered the Grand Canyon (Coronado)
6. First European since the Vikings to discover the New World (Columbus)
7. Sponsored expeditions of discovery in the Atlantic Ocean and down the coast of Africa
(Prince Henry)
9. First European to sail down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico (La Salle)
11. Helped defeat the Spanish Armada and was the second man to sail around the world
