Westward Expansion Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Which president faced the issue of annexing Texas during his term?
  2. 4. The Texans defeated the Mexican army, captured the Mexican leader and forced him to sign a ____ giving Texas its independence.
  3. 8. What were the first easterners to explore and map the Rocky Mountains and lands west of them called?
  4. 10. Who traveled to the Rocky Mountains and kept a journal that became a guide to future travelers out West detailing geology?
Down
  1. 1. What were agents hired by the Mexican Government, to bring settlers to Texas called?
  2. 3. Which country controlled a vast area of land in the southwest region of the United States?
  3. 5. The Mexican army tried to remove a _____ from the town of Gonzales.
  4. 6. Who led an expedition across the Appalachian Mountains through the Cumberland Gap?
  5. 7. What was the large group called that traveled to the West in search of religious freedom?
  6. 9. Who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York?