Settling the West

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Across
  1. 3. one of the United States most western states
  2. 4. rapid movement people to discover gold
  3. 8. first factor that drew people to the west
  4. 10. materials from the earth used to support people's needs
Down
  1. 1. person among the first to explore an area
  2. 2. belief that expansion in US was justified
  3. 5. people able to graze their herds on vast land
  4. 6. vast prairie region in central U.S.
  5. 7. provided land to anyone who agreed to farm the land
  6. 9. moved west to have own land to grow crops