Choice Project Crossword.2

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Across
  1. 2. - A large animal that was hunted by Native Americans and settlers. (Clue: Plains ____)
  2. 4. - A piece of land given to settlers who agreed to develop and live on it. (Clue: A settler's claim)
  3. 5. Purchase - The acquisition of land from France in 1803, doubling the size of the US. (Clue: Thomas Jefferson's $15 million buy)
  4. 7. - A farmer who had to break up tough soil on the Great Plains. (Clue: A tough farmer)
  5. 9. Removal Act - A law passed in 1830 that forced Native Americans to move west. (Clue: Andrew Jackson's forced relocation law)
  6. 12. Purchase - The purchase of land from Mexico in 1853 for a southern transcontinental railroad. (Clue: A purchase for a southern rail route)
  7. 15. Railroad - A railway that connected the East Coast to the West Coast. (Clue: A railway stretching across the continent)
  8. 16. Train - A group of covered wagons traveling together. (Clue: A group on the move)
  9. 18. Destiny - The belief that it was the fate of Americans to expand westward. (Clue: "___ ___": the idea that the US was meant to stretch from coast to coast)
  10. 20. Trail - A 2,000-mile trail used by pioneers to travel from Missouri to Oregon. (Clue: A historic migration route)
Down
  1. 1. - A state on the West Coast that was part of the Mexican territory before being annexed by the US. (Clue: The Golden State)
  2. 3. - The unexplored and unsettled regions of the Western United States. (Clue: The Wild ____)
  3. 6. Lode - A silver deposit discovered in Nevada in 1859. (Clue: A major silver strike)
  4. 8. Annexation - The annexation of Texas as a state in 1845. (Clue: Texas becomes a US ___)
  5. 10. Bowl - A period of severe dust storms that damaged the ecology and agriculture of the Great Plains. (Clue: The Great ____)
  6. 11. Drive - The movement of cattle from Texas to railroads in the Midwest. (Clue: Cowboys on a ____)
  7. 13. Express - A system of mail delivery using horseback riders. (Clue: Mail on the ____)
  8. 14. and Clark - Explorers who were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase by Thomas Jefferson. (Clue: The famous ___ Expedition)
  9. 17. - A fort in Texas where a group of Texans fought against Mexican forces in 1836. (Clue: "Remember the ___")
  10. 19. Rush - A period of rapid migration to a region where gold has been discovered. (Clue: California's 1849 ___)