Westward Expansion

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  1. 2. he was sent by Thomas Jefferson to find a northwest passage, name starts with C
  2. 5. to end a war the mexicans signed a treaty giving U.S extra land for texas, and Colorado, California, Utah, and more.
  3. 8. the U.S. bargained for louisiana and earned about 828,000 more land, doubling us in size
  4. 10. this trail was used when indigenous peoples when they were forced to leave their land for "Indian territory" it happened when the indian removal act was in place.
  5. 12. the united states army battled them and their African-American alies in Spanish, Forida for helping and supporting Britan in the war from 1812
  6. 14. when people heard about how amazing oregon was, so they all had the desire to move their
  7. 15. when gold nuggets were discovered in California, 1848
  8. 16. was a very popular trail for gold seekers in 1849 it also followed the oregon trail, then broke off at the end
  9. 17. was used to transport mail from one place to another,done by horse
  10. 18. the trail was a 1,300 road from illinois to salt lake city, in utah. it was mainly used by pioneers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  11. 19. this man had many jobs, but is mostly known for being a frontiers man and explorer
  12. 20. a battle during the Texas Revolution that happened from February 23 to March 6 1836, in San Antonio, Texas
Down
  1. 1. this trail was the first international commercial highway, that was mainly used for trade, moving cattle, and military operations
  2. 3. he was sent by Thomas Jefferson to find a northwest passage, name starts with L
  3. 4. this law allowed any american, or freed slave to claim public land
  4. 6. this Shoshone woman helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
  5. 7. the U.S. paid for this small piece of land to settle disputes with mexico, and to provide land with a nearby railroad if necessary
  6. 9. this was an invention that sent morse code from one place to another
  7. 11. Explorers and fur trappers created this trail in 1841
  8. 13. Great britan and the U.S. decided to joint occupacy on this land, but when majority of americans settled on the land, britan just gave it up.