Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 6. Move to a new place.
  2. 8. Divide Basin, An area of land in Wyoming where none of the falling rain water drains into any ocean.
  3. 9. Wagon, The vehicle pioneers used to store and move their belongings, food, and weapons, along the Oregon Trail.
  4. 10. Gold Rush, The rush of settlers to California once gold was found.
  5. 11. and Clark, The two men who lead the exploration of the land purchased from the French, and traveled to the Pacific Coast.
  6. 13. Purchase, When the United States government bought a large amount of land West of the Mississippi River from the French in 1803.
  7. 14. Lands, The land where Native American Tribes lived before they were forced to move.
  8. 19. Plural of ox. Large animals farmers used to pull heavy loads.
  9. 20. of Guadalupe Hidalgo, The treaty that ended the Mexican American War, defined the Texas- Mexico Border, and sold the territories of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah to the United States.
  10. 23. Railroad, A train route across the United States competed in 1869 that connected the East to the West.
  11. 24. Flat open land covered in grass.
  12. 25. A natural formation of sand that makes a hill or dune.
  13. 26. Mines, An excavation site in the Earth for extracting gold.
Down
  1. 1. Destiny, The belief that the citizens of the United States were meant to settle the West.
  2. 2. Expansion, The term used for the settlement of the Western United States.
  3. 3. Battle of Little Bighorn, The last large battle between the U.S. Military and the Sioux Tribe. Took place by the Little Bighorn River..
  4. 4. Train, The group of wagons pioneers and wagons that all left for the West at the same time and traveled together for safety.
  5. 5. The land the U.S. Government set aside for the Native American tribes to live on after the Indian Removal Act.
  6. 7. The surface of an area of land. Example: mountainous, flat, forested, rocky, wet.
  7. 10. Last Stand, Another name for the Battle of Little Bighorn as battle was General Custer’s final battle with the Sioux Tribe.
  8. 12. Removal Act, The law issued in 1830 that gave the President of the United States the power to negotiate the removal of Native American Tribes from their ancestral land to federal land West of the Mississippi River.
  9. 15. To change yourself to act, talk, and dress like those around you, to “fit in.”
  10. 16. The young Native American woman who led, hunted, and interpreted for Lewis and Clark on their expedition across the West.
  11. 17. Schools, Schools where students go to live away from home and attend classes.
  12. 18. American War, A war between the United States and Mexico over the placement of the Texas-Mexico border.
  13. 21. Oregon Trail, A trail that leads from Independence, Missouri to the state of Oregon, traveled by pioneers in covered wagons.
  14. 22. of Tears, The forced march of the Cherokee Tribe and other Native American Tribes from their ancestral lands to the reservations.