Early 1800s History

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Across
  1. 4. Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail
  2. 6. The river that separates the eastern and western areas of the United States
  3. 7. Pioneers traveled ________ of the Mississippi River to the plains and northwest
  4. 9. The European nation from which the Louisiana Territory was purchased
  5. 10. Lewis and Clark made _______ of the western USA after their expedition
  6. 11. The third president of the USA
  7. 13. The practice in which African Americans were forced to work against their will with no rights
  8. 16. In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable
  9. 17. Before the Louisiana Purchase, most Americans lived ______ of the Mississippi River
Down
  1. 1. The name of Americans who traveled to settle the western United States
  2. 2. The _____________ Purchase more than doubled the land area of the United States
  3. 3. The Missouri ____________ was made to balance power between slave states and free states
  4. 5. Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________
  5. 8. The young Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
  6. 12. ____________ Americans were moved to other lands as Americans began to settle the west
  7. 14. One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
  8. 15. In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed