Western Vocabulary
Across
- 3. 1853 U.S. land deal with Mexico
- 5. President during major U.S. expansion
- 7. 1804 expedition to explore the West
- 9. Belief in divinely ordained westward expansion
- 13. Mormon leader who settled in Utah
- 14. Rocky Mountain fur trappers
- 15. 1836 battle that secured Texas independence
- 18. Frontiersman of the American West
- 21. Western explorer and mapmaker
- 22. Texas Revolution leader and president
- 24. 1848 treaty ending Mexican-American War
- 26. Trade route from Missouri to New Mexico
- 28. Rapidly growing town during Gold Rush
- 29. Large California land grants
Down
- 1. 1800s U.S. movement toward the Pacific
- 2. Forced Cherokee march to Indian Territory
- 4. 1849 California gold seekers
- 6. 1803 U.S. land deal with France
- 8. Southwestern lands gained in 1848
- 10. 1836 Texas Revolution battle site
- 11. 1830 law forcing Native Americans west
- 12. Mexican leader during Texas Revolution
- 16. 2,000-mile pioneer route to Oregon
- 17. Religious settlements in the Southwest
- 19. U.S. land south of the 49th parallel after 1846
- 20. 1845 U.S. addition of Texas
- 23. Citizen acting as unofficial law enforcer
- 25. Incorporation of Texas into the U.S.
- 27. Founder of early Texas settlements