Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 5. Texas gave up status as an independent nation to be added on to the United States in 1845, starting a war between the U.S. and Mexico
  2. 7. 1823 American foreign policy warning European powers to stay out of the Americas; allowed the United States to focus on internal improvements such as westward expansion
  3. 8. Portion of land ceded (given) to the US after the Mexican American War of (1846-48) by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
  4. 10. Acquired additional land from Mexico for $10 Million to help the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad
  5. 11. The U.S., under Jefferson, bought this territory from France for $15 million dollars. The U.S. gained control of Mississippi trade route and doubled its size.
  6. 12. Trail used in the 1840s for Mormons to move to Salt Lake City, Utah to escape religious persecution
  7. 13. Negotiated to extend the US-Canadian border along the 49th parallel, gave the US Oregon Country. Helped to maintain the balance between slave and free territory when Texas was added.
  8. 14. Mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848
  9. 16. 1840s President who believed in Manifest Destiny for the US, his leadership helped the US gain most of the southwest from 1845-1848
  10. 18. Settled the US-British border dispute above the Louisiana Territory, established the border at the 49th parallel, the US gained the Red River Basin
  11. 19. Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas and the Mexican Cession for $15 million
  12. 20. law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
  13. 21. Treaty establishing Maine's northern border so a British military road could be built
Down
  1. 1. The belief that the U.S. should extend all the way to the pacific ocean
  2. 2. An engine powered by steam (hot water), powered the steamboat and locomotive to make travel westward faster.
  3. 3. a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber, made cotton more profitable and led to an increase in slavery in the US
  4. 4. war between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848; resulted in Mexico giving the US the "Mexican Cession" (modern-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado)
  5. 6. A series of improvements in technology that transformed society to be more machine based, encouraged westward expansion by making it easier to travel and communicate
  6. 9. Trails used in the early 1800ss for trade with Native Americans and Spanish settlers
  7. 15. Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s, used for families to gain a fresh start and adventure
  8. 17. Treaty between the U.S. and Spain that ceded Florida to the U.S, the US gave Spain $5 million for it.