Westward Expansion characters

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Across
  1. 6. 1844 president; his administration annexed Texas and Oregon
  2. 7. Shoshone; named plants; gathered fruits
  3. 11. Apache leader; fought US Army
  4. 12. 1859 discovery of large deposit of gold of silver
  5. 13. established first American colony in Texas
  6. 15. developed the mechanical Reaper
  7. 17. made improvements to the sewing machine
  8. 18. built better textiles
  9. 21. summit of mountain named after this explorer
  10. 22. invented water frame
  11. 23. entrepreneur; changed the Northeast textile industry
  12. 24. invented telegraph
  13. 25. his expedition to Rockies became a guide for future
  14. 26. created the steel plow
Down
  1. 1. founded Lowell Female Labor Reform Association
  2. 2. Mormon leader; famous Utah college named after him
  3. 3. sioux leader; violently protested reservations
  4. 4. co-leader of western expedition
  5. 5. first to lead settlers beyond Appalachians
  6. 8. Army commander; Lost at Little Big Horn
  7. 9. Mexican leader; suspended Mexico's constitution
  8. 10. this party got trapped while crossing the Sierra Nevada
  9. 12. a popular route from SanAntonio to Abilene
  10. 14. former army captain;led exploration West
  11. 16. built Tom Thumb; steam locomotive
  12. 18. Swiss immigrant; started first Anglo-California colony
  13. 19. American inventor tested commercial steamboat
  14. 20. invented cotton gin
  15. 22. owner of American Fur Company