Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 3. Major route used by pioneers moving west.
  2. 6. Invention that ended the open range and cattle boom.
  3. 9. A deserted town, common after gold/silver ran out.
  4. 11. African Americans who migrated from the South to Kansas.
  5. 12. A person who is among the first to settle a new area.
  6. 13. Destiny The 19th-century belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent.
  7. 14. Self-appointed law enforcement in frontier towns.
  8. 16. A fast-growing town, usually near a mining strike.
  9. 18. People who entered the Oklahoma land rush early.
  10. 19. Land set aside by the government for Native Americans.
  11. 20. To surrender or give up land, often by treaty.
Down
  1. 1. Communication technology that helped unify the country.
  2. 2. The edge of settled land.
  3. 4. To add or incorporate a new territory (e.g., Texas).
  4. 5. People who traveled to California in 1849 for the gold rush.
  5. 7. Type of cattle popular in Texas, known for being hardy.
  6. 8. Railroad: Railroad line connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
  7. 10. 1862 law allowing settlers to acquire free land in the West.
  8. 15. Nickname for Great Plains farmers who broke up the tough sod.
  9. 17. Forced relocation of Native Americans.