Westward Expansion and Industrial Revolution

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Across
  1. 5. This group of people left their home country and supplied major labor for mining and railroads.
  2. 6. These were man-made waterways that made transportation and shipping faster.
  3. 8. The "_____" for settling West included, finding gold, ownership of land, and more living space.
  4. 10. This demographic of people were instrumental in the labor force for many factories and mills.
  5. 11. The support of ones region over the country as a whole. This was a major cause for the American Civil War
  6. 14. This invention made is faster to travel across waterways.
  7. 15. After winning independence from Mexico, this country joined the U.S. as the 28th state.
  8. 17. The belief that the westward expansion of the U.S. was a God given right and mission.
  9. 19. This farming tool helped farmers cut down or "reap" crops such as grains and wheat.
  10. 20. This invention made it easier to process cotton and expanded the use of slavery.
  11. 21. The action of protecting the interests of native-born people over those of immigrants, especially when making laws.
  12. 23. This group of people left their home country due to a potato famine and found new opportunities in the U.S.
  13. 24. An economic system where the prices for goods are based on Supply and Demand, and the government has little involvement in this system.
  14. 25. An event in history where gold was discovered in many territories in the west, causing people to migrate west.
  15. 28. This polygamous religious group moved West to Utah to escape religious persecution.
  16. 29. The practice of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising live stock. The Southern economy was based on this practice.
  17. 30. During the Industrial Revolution many forms of labor were not regulated and this forced many ___ to work alongside their parents.
Down
  1. 1. More people left the South for economic opportunities in the North. This increased the population in the North.
  2. 2. This invention made the production of cloth faster and easier.
  3. 3. This invention contributed to mass production of items, like rifles and pistols.
  4. 4. This group of people left their home country and found farming opportunities in the Mid-West of the U.S.
  5. 7. This treaty was signed between the U.S. and Spain in order to obtain territory that would later become the Florida and parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
  6. 9. This territory was obtained by the U.S. after a treaty was signed between the U.S. and Great Britain.
  7. 12. This cruel and immoral system of labor increased majorly due to the Industrial Revolution.
  8. 13. This territory was ceded to the U.S. by Mexico after the Mexican-American War.
  9. 16. Women, children, and men made a living working in these places under very dangerous conditions.
  10. 18. The economic activity of buying and selling on a large scale.
  11. 22. This invention made it easier to communicate quickly.
  12. 26. This invention was used to travel quickly across the U.S.
  13. 27. This farming tool helped farmers cut through hard soil and making easier to grow more crops.