Manifest Destiny

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Across
  1. 1. He had read of Lewis and Clark's expeditions and decided to explore the "unknown" territory of the Louisiana Purchase for himself.
  2. 3. The name of the journalist who coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny" (last name only).
  3. 5. Temporary markets where trappers bought and sold goods.
  4. 8. The name given to white male adventurers who spent their time fur trapping and exploring the wilderness of newly acquired US territory.
  5. 11. These people were clearly excluded from the idea of manifest destiny.
Down
  1. 2. This word means self-reliant independence.
  2. 4. America's ____________ changed dramatically over a 50-year period in the 19th century.
  3. 6. This refers to the belief that God wanted white Christian Americans to take over the continent.
  4. 7. This president, who was elected in 1844, supported the annexation (conquest) of Texas.
  5. 9. What John O'Sullivan urged the US to do with Texas in 1845.
  6. 10. This man's adventures took him from Florida to Mexico to Canada and even the Pacific (last name only).