Across
- 2. an object or barrier used to block a road or keep people out
- 9. a written plan of government that explains the laws and rights of the people
- 11. a person who leaves their home country to live in another place
- 12. a person who went to California in 1849 to search for gold
- 16. to join or combine something into a larger whole
- 17. a person who explored and trapped animals in the Rocky Mountains during the early 1800s
- 20. to take something away or force someone to leave
- 21. something useful that people can use to meet their needs
Down
- 1. a covered wagon used by pioneers to travel west across the plains
- 3. a person who owns or works on a ranch
- 4. to give reasons to show that something is right or fair
- 5. sharing control of a country or land between two nations at the same time
- 6. to set up or create something that will last
- 7. the belief that the United States was meant to expand across North America
- 8. an official order made by a person in power
- 10. to add land or territory to an existing country or city
- 13. a town that grows very quickly because of new business or resources
- 14. a person who takes the law into their own hands without legal authority
- 15. a large farm or ranch, especially in Spanish-speaking areas
- 18. the ability or right to enter, use, or get near something
- 19. a person of Mexican heritage who lives in Texas