Westward Expansion Review

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Across
  1. 2. Many Americans believed it was their destiny to expand the country from the Atlantic to the _______ Ocean
  2. 6. President that passed the Native American Removal Act
  3. 7. This country gave Florida to the United States
  4. 10. The Oregon Trail began in Independence, __________
  5. 12. Present-day state that Native Americans were forced to travel to after being forced out of their land in the Southeast U.S.
  6. 14. Forced journey that thousands of Native Americans made by foot
  7. 17. The Oregon Trail was approximately 2,000 ______ long
Down
  1. 1. Someone who is the first to travel to a place and settle there
  2. 3. Wagons that were used on the Oregon Trail were covered with this
  3. 4. This ended the Oregon Trail and eliminated the need to make the journey by covered wagon
  4. 5. __________ Destiny
  5. 8. Independence ______ marked the halfway point of the Oregon Trail
  6. 9. The ________ was defended by a group of Texans when attacked by the Mexican Army
  7. 11. People traveling the Oregon Trail faced many ___________ .
  8. 13. It took 5-6 _______ to travel the Oregon Trail
  9. 15. Florida was granted statehood when a ____ state was also admitted
  10. 16. Most pioneers wanted to leave in this season to get to Oregon