Western Expansion Review

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Across
  1. 4. Belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean.
  2. 6. Conflict between the United States and Mexico that began in 1846 over disputes involving Texas and its border.
  3. 8. People who moved into regions where few settlers from their society had previously lived.
  4. 11. Mexican cowboy whose riding and cattle-handling skills influenced American cowboy traditions.
  5. 16. Person who searches for valuable minerals, especially gold.
  6. 19. Latitude line established as the boundary between U.S. and British territory in the Pacific Northwest in 1846.
  7. 20. Former mission in San Antonio where Mexican forces defeated Texan defenders in 1836.
  8. 21. Former Mexican territory that became an independent republic before joining the United States in 1845.
  9. 22. Nickname for people who traveled to California seeking gold in 1849.
  10. 24. The act of adding a territory to an existing country.
  11. 25. Group of covered wagons traveling together for support and protection.
  12. 27. Large area of western land that Mexico gave up to the United States in the 1848 peace treaty.
  13. 28. Person who enters a country to live there permanently.
  14. 29. Forced movement of people from their homes or lands.
  15. 30. Overland route that many settlers followed to reach the Pacific Northwest.
Down
  1. 1. Fur trappers and traders whose knowledge of western lands helped later travelers.
  2. 2. Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interpreter and guide.
  3. 3. Agreement that ended the war between the United States and Mexico in 1848.
  4. 5. Land deal with France in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.
  5. 7. Sun-dried brick made from earth and straw, commonly used in Southwestern buildings.
  6. 9. Land bought from Mexico in 1853 to support a potential southern railroad route.
  7. 10. Explorers who led an expedition to study the Louisiana Territory and find a route toward the Pacific Ocean.
  8. 12. Route followed by a religious group seeking a new home near the Great Salt Lake.
  9. 13. The authority of a nation or people to govern themselves.
  10. 14. Trade route connecting Missouri with a major trading center in present-day New Mexico.
  11. 15. Person who leaves a country or region to settle elsewhere.
  12. 17. Raising cattle or other livestock, an important part of the Southwest’s economy.
  13. 18. Rapid movement of people to California after gold was discovered in 1848.
  14. 23. Supplying water to farmland through canals, ditches, or other systems.
  15. 26. Person of Mexican heritage whose community and traditions helped shape the Southwest.