Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 4. Western territory where gold was discovered in 1848.
  2. 8. Long pioneer trail from Missouri to Oregon.
  3. 9. (William) Co-leader of the Corps of Discovery who mapped the journey west.
  4. 11. Led American settlers into Texas when it was part of Mexico.
  5. 12. (1845-1849) President who strongly supported westward expansion and Manifest Destiny.
  6. 16. Name of the territory purchased from France in 1803
  7. 17. Mormon leader who led his people to settle in Utah.
Down
  1. 1. Main river traveled by the Corps of Discovery. (upstream)
  2. 2. Flat grassy region in the center of North America.
  3. 3. Area settled by Mormons seeking religious freedom.Texas – Region that won independence from Mexico and later joined the U.S.
  4. 5. Enslaved man who traveled the entire Lewis and Clark expedition.
  5. 6. Shoshone woman who guided and interpreted for Lewis and Clark.
  6. 7. Winter camp of the Lewis and Clark expedition in North Dakota.
  7. 10. (Meriwether) Co-leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
  8. 13. The ocean Lewis and Clark reached at the end of their journey.
  9. 14. The edge of settled land moving westward over time.
  10. 15. Rush, Mass movement to California after gold was discovered.