Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 2. Self-reliance valued by many pioneers.
  2. 4. Lasting impact of westward expansion.
  3. 7. Direction many Americans moved during the 1800s.
  4. 8. Subject in which westward expansion is studied.
  5. 10. Group of wagons traveling together.
  6. 11. Type of wagon commonly used by settlers.
  7. 12. Republic that later joined the United States.
  8. 13. Protected outpost in western territories.
  9. 17. Natural highways for travel and commerce.
  10. 18. People establishing homes in new lands.
  11. 20. Frontiersmen who hunted animals for fur.
  12. 21. Explorers who lived in the wilderness.
  13. 23. Destination for many western migrants.
  14. 24. Ocean that marked the western edge of expansion.
  15. 25. Mountain range crossed by pioneers.
  16. 28. Movement of people from one region to another.
  17. 29. Constant challenge on the frontier.
  18. 31. Route followed by settlers.
  19. 33. People who mapped and studied western lands.
  20. 35. Industry important in the early West.
  21. 37. Reason many families moved west.
  22. 38. Occupation of many western settlers.
  23. 39. Long trip made by pioneers.
  24. 40. Vehicles used by many pioneer families.
  25. 43. Edge of settled territory.
  26. 46. Important jumping-off point for westward travel.
  27. 47. Group formed by settlers in new towns.
  28. 48. Farm established by settlers.
  29. 49. Temporary settlement during travel.
Down
  1. 1. Resource sought by settlers.
  2. 3. Large flat region of North America.
  3. 5. Experience sought by many pioneers.
  4. 6. Early settlers who moved west.
  5. 9. Dry region encountered in the West.
  6. 14. Western territory sought by many settlers.
  7. 15. River marking an early western boundary.
  8. 16. Nation expanding toward the Pacific.
  9. 19. Growth of the United States across the continent.
  10. 22. Essential tools for western travelers.
  11. 26. Untamed land beyond established settlements.
  12. 27. Belief that America should stretch from coast to coast.
  13. 30. Animals often used to pull wagons.
  14. 32. Animal commonly seen on the Great Plains.
  15. 34. Process of becoming a state.
  16. 36. Frontier location for buying and selling goods.
  17. 41. Region governed by the United States before statehood.
  18. 42. Vast grassland crossed by settlers.
  19. 44. Nation growing larger through expansion.
  20. 45. Promise many settlers associated with the West.