US History Qtr. 3 Review

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Across
  1. 1. Idea that the US was destined by the Christian god to take over North America
  2. 3. Trail taken by many pioneers seeking a new life in the West. Also a fun computer game
  3. 7. The 5 __ Tribes: Seminole, Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw. So-called because they adopted "american" style farming and slave owning
  4. 8. __ Party: Group of pioneers who took a fake shortcut, got caught in a blizzard, and resorted to cannibalism
  5. 9. Journey indigenous people were forced into by the US government. Many died
  6. 10. Country that Mexico declared independence from
  7. 12. Something that makes someone want to move to a place (cheap land, economic opportunity, etc.)
  8. 15. 11th President. Promised expansion. Led US into war with Mexico
  9. 16. Something that makes someone want to move away from (no jobs, oppression, etc.)where they live
  10. 19. The growth of the US from Atlantic to Pacific. The whole point of what we did in Qtr. 3
  11. 22. Country the US went to war with to gain a bunch of land
  12. 24. Huge grassland that makes up the middle third (roughly) of the US
  13. 25. Massive mountain range that made travel difficult for many pioneers
  14. 26. Beasts of burden used to pull many wagons along the trails West
  15. 27. Huge territory purchased by the 3rd president
  16. 31. 1st US President
  17. 32. Land that two sides both claim
  18. 33. "Old Fuss and Feathers." US General who enfored the Indian Removal Act
  19. 34. Country that the 3rd president bought a giant territory from
  20. 35. One of the diseases many people caught on the Oregon Trail
Down
  1. 2. Indigenous teenage girl who accompanied Lewis and Clark and saved their lives multiple times
  2. 4. Law passed by US government that forced indigenous people off their lands
  3. 5. Mexican Catholic priest who started the Mexican independence movement
  4. 6. Lewis and __: Sent to explore the huge new territory the US bought
  5. 11. National mammal of the US. Many plains tribes relied heavily on these animals until they were nearly hunted to extinction
  6. 13. River that the US said was the border between it and Mexico. Is the border today
  7. 14. __ and Clark: Sent to explore the huge new territory the US bought
  8. 17. US state that was part of Mexico until Americans that moved there revolted against Mexico
  9. 18. US General who led the Army during the war with Mexico. Later elected 12th President
  10. 20. 3rd US President
  11. 21. River that Mexico said was the border between it and the US
  12. 23. 7th President. Signed a law that forced indigenous people off their lands.
  13. 28. William Henry __: 9th president. Died after 30 days because he didn't wear a coat in the cold/rainy weather
  14. 29. Corps of __: The group Lewis and Clark assembled to go into the West
  15. 30. Meriwether Lewis' dog who accompanied him to the West