Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 1. Texas was once part of which other country?
  2. 4. Grande, What river was recognized as the border between Mexico and the United States?
  3. 6. Destiny, ____ ____ was the belief that it was Americans' God given right to expand the country coast to coast.
  4. 9. The 49ers were people who rushed to ____ in search of gold.
  5. 10. Americans, Which group suffered tremendously as Americans moved west?
  6. 11. True or false: There was concern over Texas being added to the USA because it would throw off the balance of free and slave states.
Down
  1. 2. There was a population explosion due to ____ and natural birth so people decided to move west.
  2. 3. The four countries laid claim to the Oregon territory in the 1800's were Britain, ____ , Russia and the United States.
  3. 5. The Treaty of Guadalupe ____ ended the Mexican American War.
  4. 7. As states entered the union, the major issue became whether or not to admit them as ________ or free states.
  5. 8. Liberty, Who does the female in the Manifest Destiny painting represent?