Across
- 4. Fur trappers and explorers of the American West
- 5. Key battle in the Texas Revolution
- 9. Conflict leading to US acquiring southwest territories
- 12. Native American guide for Lewis and Clark
- 14. Route taken by settlers moving west
- 16. Trade route linking Missouri with Santa Fe
- 17. Forced relocation of Native Americans to Oklahoma
- 18. Mail service connecting Missouri and California
- 19. Land bought from Mexico for a southern railroad route
- 20. Gold seekers who moved to California during the Gold Rush
Down
- 1. Leader of the Mormons, founder of Salt Lake City
- 2. 1849 migration spurred by discovery of gold
- 3. Agreement ending the Mexican-American War
- 6. Explorers who mapped the Louisiana Territory
- 7. Belief that American expansion was divinely ordained
- 8. President who supported westward expansion
- 10. Law providing free land to settlers
- 11. Group of pioneers who faced extreme conditions traveling west
- 13. Rebellion leading to Texas independence from Mexico
- 15. Route taken by Mormons to Utah