Across
- 2. VOCAB the idea that the United States had the right and the obligation to expand its territory across North America to the Pacific Ocean (2)
- 5. One challenge for the pioneers heading west on the trails was that they often worried about running out of _____, water, and supplies (starts with an F)
- 6. President Polk instigated a _____ with Mexico when he sent troops into the disputed area after Mexico refused the United States’ offer to buy the land.
- 10. One challenge for the pioneers heading west on the trails was that they would often catch a _______ like dysentery or cholera.
- 14. The exploration done by the _____ greatly expanded America’s understanding of the West. (2)
- 15. The Bear Flag Revolt helped the US take control of this future state
- 16. The economic depression caused by the _____ of 1837 caused many troubled Americans to move to the West
- 17. VOCAB a person sent to another nation to represent his or her country’s interests
- 21. One challenge for the pioneers heading west on the trails was that it was a very long trip that took many _______ to complete (starts with an M)
- 22. VOCAB a tactic in which a military force surrounds a city in an attempt to take control of it
- 23. In 1848, people from all over the world went to California looking for ______
- 24. This president and dictator of Mexican led the attack against the rebels in Texas (2)
- 27. The _________ was one proposal for solving the issue of slavery in the lands acquired from Mexico following the war. (2)
- 30. Texas eventually won their ______ from Mexico and became the Republic of Texas for almost 10 years
- 31. One challenge for the pioneers heading west on the trails was that they had to cross mountains and rivers in their ______ (starts with a W)
- 33. California became culturally _______ thanks to the Gold Rush (starts with a D)
Down
- 1. Many pioneers fulfilled their manifest destiny by traveling along the _____ all the way to the Pacific Ocean (2)
- 3. California earned its _____ quickly thanks to the Gold Rush (starts with an S)
- 4. President Polk insisted that this river was the true border between the US and Mexico (2)
- 7. The United States and British Canada extended the border at 49-degrees North latitude to split ownership of the _______ Territory
- 8. The Treaty of __________ formally ended the Mexican-American War. (2)
- 9. Mexico offered very cheap land in _____ in exchange for assimilating to Mexican culture and becoming citizens of Mexico
- 11. Americans trading with Mexicans after traveling the _______ Trail helped Americans understand the value of northern Mexico and added to their feelings of manifest destiny. (2)
- 12. This American president best displayed the feelings of Manifest Destiny (last name only)
- 13. The large territory the US acquired following the Mexican-American War is called the _________ (2)
- 18. Brigham Young led his followers to Utah on the _______ trail in search of religious freedom
- 19. California’s ______ grew very quickly thanks to the Gold Rush (starts with a P)
- 20. VOCAB to add
- 25. On the Oregon Trail, most meetings between pioneers and _______ were friendly (2)
- 26. VOCAB a person who searches in the earth for valuable resources, such as gems or precious metals
- 28. In the ______ Purchase, the US acquired a strip of land in modern-day Arizona and New Mexico to build a transcontinental railroad.
- 29. Many believers of Manifest Destiny wanted the United States to expand all the way to the ________ Ocean
- 32. About 180 Texans barricaded themselves inside the _____ during a 13-day siege by the Mexicans