Creating Territories

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Across
  1. 3. the United States President who was famous for the quote "54 40 or fight!"
  2. 5. territories differ from states because they don't have a _________ in Congress
  3. 6. the country that jointly occupied the Oregon Territory with the United States.
  4. 8. _________ Territory was set up a temporary government in 1843
  5. 9. this incident set off a potential firestorm between the United States and Great Britain in the San Juan Islands
  6. 10. the westward expansion that helped the United States claim land all the way to the Pacific Ocean
  7. 12. this person was offered governorship of the Oregon Territory but turned it down
Down
  1. 1. the first territorial governor of Washington
  2. 2. the name that people originally wanted for Washington
  3. 4. the parallel that separates modern day United States and Canada
  4. 6. the nationality of the person who mediated between the United States and Great Britain after the 1859 incident.
  5. 7. the United States and Great Britain didn't go to war for a third time because they used ____________ instead
  6. 11. the issue that congress has a tough time deciding when adding states into the United States