Westward Expansion Vocabulary Crossword
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
 
Down: 1) someone who went to an area before it was settled2) waterway built for travel and shipping3) The 1849 discovery of gold in the Sacramento, California area that inspired the mass migration to the gold fields7) law that ordered all the Indian nations east of the Mississippi River to move westt of that river8) to give land to another country9) people who move to a new land10) an area of land that is under the authority of a government but is not given the power of self government11) 1846-1848 President Polk declared war on Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas12) a line of covered wagons that moved together13) a journey to explore the Anerican Northwest, newly purchased from France, and some territories beyond16) the belief that the US had the right and duty to control all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 18) to add land to a country Across: 4) The 1803 land deal that doubled the area of our new country. It was purchased from France for 15 million dollars5) the area of land that American Indians were forced to move to 6) American Indians were forced by the United States Army to make the 1,000 mile trip to Indian Territory14) an agreement between two nations15) communities that quickly grow in population17) a period of time markd by changes in manufacturing19) invented the cotton gin and the idea of using interchaneable parts20) the edge of a country or settled region21) a route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory22) a large, rectangular boat partly covered by a roof23) people who went to California during the Gold Rush of 184924) The first people to live in North America
 

 

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