Western Expansion

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Across
  1. 2. The president who pushed for the Indian Removal Act
  2. 10. Most of the land gained by the US was intended to be used for
  3. 12. The tribe from Florida that went to war against removal
  4. 14. The US took 55% of this country's land after winning a war with them
  5. 16. This is who marched the tribes on the Trail of Tears
  6. 19. The region of the country where the 5 Civilized Tribes lived
  7. 20. The land purchase that doubled the size of the US
Down
  1. 1. The 5 Civilized Tribes were marched to _________ to free up land for farming
  2. 3. Before Texas became a state, it was a
  3. 4. Up to 20,000 people died of dysentery, drowning, and accidents on this trail
  4. 5. The idea that America should spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific
  5. 6. Texas was denied statehood because of
  6. 7. The tribe that fought removal all the way to the Supreme Court
  7. 8. The Oregon Trail was a 2000-mile route used by families to ______
  8. 9. Corps of Discovery leader who kept journals about all the new animals in the West
  9. 11. Most prospectors didn't find real gold, but made money through "_____" gold
  10. 13. The territory gained by the Adams-Onis Treaty
  11. 15. Southeastern natives refused to leave their homes because they felt the removal treaties were
  12. 17. The president that instigated the Mexican-American War
  13. 18. This is the territory where gold was discovered