Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 3. – Forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi.
  2. 5. – Deadly forced march of Native Americans westward.
  3. 8. – Fenced land; ended open grazing.
  4. 13. – Sioux defeat of Custer in 1876.
  5. 14. – Broke up tribal lands and pushed Native Americans to farm.
  6. 15. – Belief that the U.S. should expand across the continent.
  7. 16. – Schools designed to force Native children to adopt U.S. culture.
  8. 17. – Rush to claim former Native lands in 1889.
  9. 19. – Settlers moving west for land and opportunity.
  10. 20. – President who signed the Indian Removal Act.
Down
  1. 1. – Moved Native Americans to specific, poor-quality lands.
  2. 2. – Native spiritual movement hoping to restore traditional ways.
  3. 4. – Connected East and West; boosted settlement.
  4. 6. – Forcing Native Americans to adopt white American culture.
  5. 7. – Fast-growing towns near mining sites.
  6. 9. – Unfenced land used for cattle grazing.
  7. 10. – Gold seekers who moved to California in 1849.
  8. 11. – Gave settlers free land if they farmed it for 5 years.
  9. 12. – Workers who herded cattle on ranches and trails.
  10. 18. – 1890 massacre of Sioux; ended Indian Wars.