Westward Expansion

6. The railroad that stretched from the east coast of the United States to the west coast.
7. When people would race to claim the best plots of land
9. Land set aside for Native Americans to live.
12. A group of covered wagons traveling to the west together. They traveled in groups for safety.
13. A time when lots of people move to an area because gold has been discovered.
14. An untrained horse.
17. A device that sent messages over long distances using wires and electricity.
20. A belief by Americans in the 1800s that the United States was destined to expand west to the Pacific
22. During the gold rush, these towns would spring up almost overnight at places where gold was discovered
23. The edge of a country or land where few people live.

1. A large area of land that the United States purchased from France. It doubled the size of the US
2. A deserted town.
3. An area of land to the north and west of the Appalachians.Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois.
4. A person who used guns in the Old West. It could be an outlaw robbing people or the lawman who tried to stop him.
5. When a large group of animals such as bison or cattle suddenly run fast in one direction
8. A person who does something first.
10. Cowboys would have to drive a herd of cattle from the ranch to the market where they could be sold.
11. A home made from the trunks of trees. Typically, it had one room, a fireplace, and a dirt floor.
15. An overland trail that settlers used to travel by covered wagon from Missouri to the west coast.
16. A square piece of cloth that cowboys used to cover their face from dust
18. A piece of free land that people claimed from the government. They had to live on it for five years.
19. Express A mail system where riders got fresh horses at stops along the way to speed up delivery.
21. A ranch hand who rode horses and helped to herd cattle.