7-2: Early New York State
Across
- 2. This city was first drawn up by Joseph Ellicott in 1803. It was located on Lake Erie.
- 5. After New York bought western New York, many people moved west along the ________.
- 7. The war between the U.S. and Britain started in part because of _____. This meant that the British were capturing American sailors and forcing them to serve the British.
- 8. The site of the treaty between the Seneca and New York's leaders is now called ________.
- 10. In 1812, the U.S. went to war with Britain. The conflict was called the ____ of 1812.
Down
- 1. The most famous Seneca chief was ________. He knew that the Seneca would not be able to keep their lands, so he sold them.
- 3. Many Native Americans moved to ________, or lands that had been set aside for them.
- 4. This city was founded in the early 1800s. It was located on the Genesee River near Lake Ontario.
- 6. This was the name of the Seneca village where Iroquois leaders met with New York representatives to sell them their land.
- 9. This Iroquois tribe still controlled much of western New York after the Revolutionary War.