westard expansion

4. which State exercises sovereignty over a certain part of territory.
5. the status of being a state of the US
6. give up (power or territory)
12. railroad a train route across the United States that was finished in 1869
13. add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation

1. buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
2. a prospector in the California gold rush of 1849.
3. gods will for us to settle west
7. the action of becoming larger or more extensive
8. moving from one place to another
9. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
10. human-made waterway that allows boats and ships to pass from one body of water to another.
11. an area or division, especially part of a country