Industrial Revolution/Westward Expansion Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Texan defeat during their war for independence that served as inspiration
  2. 5. Invention that enabled mass production of identical components
  3. 7. Invention that enabled faster water transportation
  4. 9. 1862 law that gave free land to westward settlers
  5. 11. Invention that greatly increased free time for women
  6. 12. Conflict that gave U.S. ownership of the West
  7. 13. Invention that greatly sped up the production of cloth
  8. 15. Waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
  9. 18. A new product that enhances the ability to complete a task
  10. 20. Invention that maximized efficiency of cotton processing
  11. 23. Production method where all steps occur in the same location
  12. 25. Inventor of the sewing machine
  13. 27. Belief that the U.S. had a right to expand from coast to coast
  14. 28. 1849 event that quickly populated California
  15. 31. Peace agreement that ended the Mexican-American War
  16. 33. Agreement between U.S. and Britain whereby they split ownership of the Pacific Northwest
  17. 35. POTUS who acquired most of the West in the name of Manifest Destiny
  18. 38. Christian sect that helped settle the west, primarily modern Utah
  19. 39. Inventor of the steamboat
  20. 42. Invention that enabled the settlement of the Great Plains
  21. 43. River that serves as the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico
  22. 44. Major agreement that postponed the Civil War for 10 years
  23. 45. Artificial waterway that connects two bodies of water
  24. 46. 1853 land acquisition in southern AZ that completed the lower 48 states
Down
  1. 1. Invention that greatly strengthened the threads and fabrics produced by a spinning jenny
  2. 2. Inventor of the steam engine
  3. 4. Improvement upon an existing product, idea, or method
  4. 6. Inventor of the telegraph and the code by which it communicates
  5. 8. 1869 transportation route that connected East and West
  6. 10. Invention that enabled faster land transportation
  7. 14. Inventor of the steel plow
  8. 15. Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
  9. 16. Massive $15M land acquisition for the U.S. resulting from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
  10. 17. The basis for nearly all mechanized labor during the Industrial Revolution
  11. 19. Man who brought the Industrial Revolution to America
  12. 21. Invention that allowed for faster, long-distance communication
  13. 22. Texan victory over Mexico that secured their independence
  14. 24. Inventor of the spinning jenny
  15. 26. Major economic shift away from agrarianism towards manufacturing
  16. 29. Early transportation route that connected Maryland to Illinois
  17. 30. Assuming ownership of a territory
  18. 32. Ran a factory system that employed young, unmarried girls
  19. 34. Inventor of the water frame power loom
  20. 36. The rights to an invention and its profits
  21. 37. Northwestern destination for many westward pioneers
  22. 40. Westward route by which pioneers traveled to the Pacific Northwest
  23. 41. Language of dots and dashes used by the telegraph for communication