Across
- 2. Abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor who helped enslaved individuals escape to freedom
- 7. Trade route connecting Missouri to Santa Fe, fostering economic ties
- 9. Individuals who take financial risks to start and operate businesses
- 13. Seventh President of the United States, known for his role in expanding suffrage but also criticized for policies like the Indian Removal Act
- 15. Forced removal of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands to designated territories
- 18. Migration route to the western US during the 19th century
- 20. Conflict over territory and border disputes, leading to the acquisition of western lands
- 21. Agricultural innovation by John Deere, enhancing efficiency in soil cultivation
- 22. Artificial waterway connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, boosting trade and transportation
- 23. Key figure in the Texas Revolution, later serving as the first president of the Republic of Texas
- 25. Loyalty to one's region rather than the nation as a whole, contributing to tensions in the US
- 29. Constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote
- 31. Known as the "Father of Texas," played a crucial role in the colonization of Texas
- 32. Prominent African American abolitionist, orator, and author
- 33. Period of mass migration to California in search of gold in the mid-19th century
- 34. Invention powering machinery and contributing to the Industrial Revolution
- 35. Devotion and loyalty to one's nation, often involving a sense of national pride
- 36. Influential suffragist and key figure in the women's rights movement, co-organized the Seneca Falls Convention
Down
- 1. Economic system based on private ownership and free market principles
- 3. Period of significant economic, technological, and social change, marked by industrial growth
- 4. Process of population concentration in urban areas due to industrialization and other factors
- 5. Treaty ending the Mexican-American War, ceding territories to the US
- 6. Refers to people of African descent in the United States, often associated with struggles for civil rights
- 8. Socialmovement advocating for reduced or prohibited alcohol consumption
- 10. Belief that the US was destined to expand across North America
- 11. US foreign policy stating opposition to European interference in the Americas
- 12. Industrial production method where goods are manufactured on a large scale in factories
- 14. 11th President of the US, known for territorial expansion during his presidency
- 16. Communication device using electrical signals over wires, revolutionizing long-distance communication
- 17. Acquisition of additional land from Mexico for the purpose of a southern transcontinental railroad route
- 19. Economic plan promoting protective tariffs, national bank, and internal improvements, championed by Henry Clay
- 24. Abolitionist and editor of the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator"
- 26. Invention by Eli Whitney that revolutionized cotton processing, impacting the Southern economy and increasing the demand for slave labor
- 27. Location of the first women's rights convention in 1848, led by Stanton and others
- 28. Legislation signed by Andrew Jackson in 1830, leading to the forced relocation of Native American tribes
- 30. Influential politician and advocate for the American System