Manifest Destiny

5. James Polk ordered this general to march his soldiers across the disputed borderland between Mexico and California.
8. These Spanish men brought the first cattle and horses to North America.
11. This young Shoshone native American helped Lewis and Clark in their expedition.
13. This western state became a state in 1850. It is the third biggest U.S. state behind Texas and Alaska.
14. This state won its independence from Mexico in 1836.
15. This man founded the Mormon religion.
16. The Santa Fe Trail began in this midwestern state.

1. Another name for ranch owners.
2. This event helped fuel economic growth in California.
3. The belief that God has given American's the right to expand westward.
4. Missions in California were built to convert Native Americans to this religion.
6. This religious group settled in a land called Deseret near the Great Salt Lake.
7. This state, where the Mormons settled, became a state in 1896.
9. Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home, back around 1803.
10. The first American trader arrived in this southwestern state in 1821.
12. This city grew from a tiny village to a city of roughly 20,000 people, due to the California Gold Rush.