Chapter 13-Section 1 "The West"

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Across
  1. 4. Spain followed this policy in its colonies
  2. 8. Government gifts of land
  3. 12. This person coined the phrase "manifest destiny"
  4. 13. The extension of the nation beyond its existing borders
  5. 15. The belief that the U.S. was meant to span from coast to coast
  6. 16. Over the years Native Americans created a blended culture with this ethnic group
  7. 17. Native Americans responded to the loss of their lands by raiding these
  8. 19. In 1821, Mexico opened this up with foreign countries
  9. 20. Mexico won independence from this country
Down
  1. 1. This area doubled the size of the nation
  2. 2. This area was overlooked for settlement because of its thickly rooted grasses
  3. 3. This caused thousands of Native Americans to die
  4. 5. The U.S., Great Britain, Russia, and Spain all claimed this area
  5. 6. Spanish missionaries tried to convert Native Americans to this
  6. 7. Arizona and half of Colorado are part of this area
  7. 9. owners of ranches
  8. 10. The Northwest had this
  9. 11. lands beyond the Mississippi River
  10. 14. Native Americans were forced to live and work at these
  11. 18. Children born in the Southwest to Spanish settlers