Manifest Destiny

2. This country was annexed and became the 28th state in 1846
6. President who oversaw the Louisiana Purchase
8. Painter who created "American Progress"
10. Group pushed west as settlers continued to move west in search of cheap available lands
11. Ran against Polk in 1844 election for President
15. This country went to war with the US over territorial land disputes
16. 11th President, adds more land to the US than any other President
18. What did Californian's form when Mexico refused to sell land to the US
20. This President's last act before stepping down was to approve the annexation of Texas
21. This treaty ended with US taking ownership of Florida in exchange for $5 million to Spain
23. This river became the western border of the US after the Treaty of Paris

1. This French leader was happy to part with lands in the US to fund his campaign against Europe
3. This region was made up of New England, Middle and Southern _________
4. Direction of movement for those seeking Manifest Destiny
5. Southern farmers wanted to extend this practice west into new lands
7. Wild, Unorganized land in the west before they are settled
8. Treaty which ends the Mexican American War
9. This treaty ended the American Revolution and gave the US all lands up to the Mississippi River
12. Purchased in 1803 from France for $15 million
13. These mountains made western migration very difficult
14. This land was eventually halved with Great Britain along the 54'40' parallel
17. Man who invented the phrase "manifest destiny"
19. This land was purchased for $10 million to complete the transcontinental railroad
22. These mountains formed a natural boundary between the 13 Colonies and the lands won in the American Revolution