Across
- 2. A person who is one of the first to explore or settle a new place.
- 4. The place in California where gold was first discovered in 1848.
- 5. Moving from one place to another to live.
- 6. A time when many people hurried to a place hoping to find gold.
- 8. The first people who lived in North America.
- 9. A chance to have a better life or improve your situation.
- 11. Growing or getting bigger, like when the U.S. added more land.
Down
- 1. Sickness that can spread from person to person.
- 2. Reasons people leave one place and move to another.
- 3. A group of wagons traveling together for safety.
- 7. Things found in nature that people use, like water, soil, or minerals.
- 10. A path followed by people moving from one place to another.