Westward Expansion (Emery)

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Across
  1. 3. southerners wanted to ___ Texas and make it part of the South
  2. 5. an agreement between the US and britain over Oregon
  3. 8. a mormon belief of having multiple wives
  4. 11. A phrase that Americans used that described how the AMericans felt about the west and CA
  5. 12. a city set up for the Mormons in Utah
  6. 14. capital of the New Mexico territory
  7. 15. the river that the US claims was the border between the US and Mexico
  8. 16. a city that grew overnight from the gold rush
  9. 17. a candidate for the presidential election, not in favor for expansion
  10. 20. This phrase was was used as a “rolling cry for the Texans”
Down
  1. 1. leader of the Mormons
  2. 2. the leader of Mexico during the revolt
  3. 4. won the presidential election against Henry Clay
  4. 6. tried to buy California from Mexico
  5. 7. nearly ___ Americans died in the Alamo
  6. 9. owner of an American Fur Company
  7. 10. tried to convert native americans to Christianity
  8. 13. Happened because someone found gold in 1848
  9. 18. lived by farming and herding in California
  10. 19. another word for fur trappers