Westward Expansion

3. Bowl A period of severe dust storms that affected the Great Plains in the 1930s
4. Country The region in the Pacific Northwest that was disputed by the United States and Britain
6. Purchase The acquisition of a vast territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States
8. The iconic animal of the Great Plains, crucial to the Native American way of life
9. Trail The route taken by pioneers to reach California during westward expansion
13. Land set aside by the government for Native American tribes
14. Destiny The belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent
16. A person who claimed and settled on government land under the Homestead Act
17. Act The law that offered land to settlers willing to develop and live on it
19. Train A group of covered wagons traveling together for safety and support
20. People who moved from one region to another, often seeking better opportunities

1. Railroad The railway connecting the East and West coasts, facilitating westward migration
2. Trail The route taken by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Utah
5. Trail The famous route pioneers took to reach Oregon and other western territories
7. Americans The indigenous peoples who inhabited the land before westward expansion
10. The early settlers who ventured west in search of new opportunities
11. Purchase The acquisition of land from Mexico in 1853 to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad
12. Rush A sudden influx of people to an area in search of gold, like the California Gold Rush of 1849
15. The undeveloped and unsettled regions beyond the established settlements
18. The process of spreading and growing, like the expansion of the United States westward