Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 3. 11th Pres,ident who promoted expansion.
  2. 4. 1848 event in California that led to mass migration to the area
  3. 6. Belief that the U.S. should expand across the continent.
  4. 7. This Treaty ending the Mexican-American War gave the US lots of new land
  5. 9. This state was briefly called the lonestar republic before winning their independence from Mexico
  6. 11. This purchase from Mexico allowed the US to build a transcontintntal railroad
  7. 13. Adding territory (like Texas) to the U.S..
Down
  1. 1. A nickname given to people who moved to california in 1849 in search for gold (also a nfl player)
  2. 2. Under President Jefferson 1803 land acquisition from France
  3. 5. Territory was acquired after the war with Mexico.
  4. 8. Key battle at a fort during Texas independence.
  5. 10. For this group manifest destiny meant they were losing much of their lands as Americans spread west
  6. 12. Route used by settlers moving west.