expansion and division

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Across
  1. 4. the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s
  2. 5. roughly doubled the size of the United States
  3. 7. and Clark expedition, a long journey to explore the Louisiana Purchase
  4. 9. men, fur traders and trappers who traveled to the Rocky Mountains
  5. 10. Pike, an explorer of the West who reached the summit of the mountain
  6. 11. settlement in Oregon Country in 1811
  7. 13. Purchase, the purchase of Louisiana from France for $15 million,
  8. 16. Lewis, a former army captain chosen by President Thomas Jefferson
  9. 17. lead an expedition to explore the West
Down
  1. 1. a Shoshone who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition by naming
  2. 2. guide who was first to lead settlers beyond the Appalachians; cut
  3. 3. and gathering edible fruits and vegetables for the group
  4. 6. C. Frémont, led an expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1842 and wrote a
  5. 8. Clark, co-leader of the western expedition
  6. 12. of his journey that became a guide for future travelers to the West
  7. 14. known as Pike’s Peak
  8. 15. Jacob Astor, owner of the American Fur Company who founded the first