Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 3. commander of Texas army
  2. 5. purchase of present day Arizona and southwestern New Mexico by the US in order to build a railroad
  3. 6. one of the woman to organize the woman's rights convention in 1848
  4. 10. belief that the expansion of culture to the pacific ocean
  5. 14. Mexicans from Texas
  6. 15. Frontiersman living in the wilderness, as in the Rocky Mountains
  7. 16. person who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush
  8. 18. name Californians give themselves after declaring independence in 1846
  9. 19. began when James Marshall found gold on Sutter's farm
  10. 20. a religious person sent to promote there religion to others and try and convert them
  11. 22. general who takes Santa Fe and south California in 1847
  12. 23. form of mining using water jets
  13. 25. James k. Polk's famous quote
  14. 26. pioneer trail from independence, Missouri to the Oregon territory
  15. 27. Houston captures Santa Anna at this battle
  16. 29. sharing of ownership of Oregon country
  17. 31. loyalty to a nation
  18. 32. founder of Mormon religion
  19. 34. General during Mexican War
  20. 35. loyalty to a region
  21. 37. Mexican general in charge in 1833
Down
  1. 1. parallel/ dividing line settled in 1846 by Britain and the US separating US and Canada
  2. 2. built a church and a school in Oregon
  3. 4. battle where Santa Anna attacks Alamo mission
  4. 6. religious group that headed west in the 1840s
  5. 7. an attempt to prevent legalized slavery in any US territories gained from Mexico
  6. 8. leader of Mexican forces at battle of the Alamo
  7. 9. American officer who drove Mexicans out of northern California
  8. 11. general who attacked Port Veracruz during the Mexican war
  9. 12. road built by government from Maryland to Illinois
  10. 13. political figure who aimed to ban slavery in and gained from Mexico in the Mexican American war
  11. 17. name of treaty signed by Mexico and the US which ended the war
  12. 21. land given to the US from Mexico after the Mexican war
  13. 24. Rio Grande border dispute started this war
  14. 28. leader of Mormon group after the death of Joseph smith
  15. 30. man who brings 300 families into Texas
  16. 33. sawmill operator who's first discovery of gold started the gold rush
  17. 35. owner of land where gold was first found
  18. 36. Spanish mission
  19. 38. 11th US president