Westward Expansion

2. This state was handed over to us by Spain after General Jackson refused to give it up.
5. The belief that Americans need to expand their country from sea to shining sea (East Coast to West Coast).
8. This tribe of Native Americans kept invading the US from Spanish Florida and then retreating back into safety.
9. The ____________ Act gave free land to farmers who were willing to clear unsettled land in the West.
12. In 1849, gold was discovered in this territory, leading to a mass migration of Americans, Mexicans, and even Chinese.
13. This territory became a safe haven for Mormons, a group of Christians who were being prosecuted for their beliefs.
15. This building was occupied by Americans in a failed attempt to take over the Mexican government and thus sparked the Texas War for Independence.
17. This territory was known as "pioneer's paradise" and was once claimed by the US, England, Spain, and even Russia.

1. The ___________ Purchase was a small piece of land south of Arizona and New Mexico which the US bought from Mexico in order to complete the Transcontinental Railroad.
3. This state was the 5th and final state to join the US that was once a part of the Northwest Territory.
4. The 12th president of the US who lead troops against Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
6. After gaining independence from Mexico, this state would be its own country for 10 years before joining the US.
7. This territory adopted the Spanish system of sheep raising and led to skyrocketing wool production.
10. This territory became the designated home for displaced Native Americans.
11. This general led his men into a massacre at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
14. The 11th president of the US who did everything in his power to fulfill our manifest destiny.
16. "America's Fruit Basket"