Across
- 2. Conflict between the United States and Mexico
- 4. Signed in 1848, ending the Mexican-American War
- 7. To come forth or become recognized
- 8. Someone who publicly supports a cause or policy
- 11. Removing valuable minerals or other materials from the earth
- 12. Severe downturn in economic activity
- 17. Period of large migration to a region where gold has been discovered
- 19. Major river that played a role in westward expansion
- 20. Process of obtaining land for various purposes
- 21. Religious group that settled in modern-day Utah
- 22. Exchange of goods and services between countries
Down
- 1. Process of preparing and using land for growing crops
- 3. location of where gold was found
- 5. Increase in size, such as the growth of a business
- 6. Adding a territory into another political country's boundaries
- 9. Set of rules established by the central government
- 10. Sudden widespread fear regarding financial stability
- 13. To give something, usually land
- 14. Take possession or control of a space or place
- 15. Increase in the number of individuals in a specific area
- 16. A specific area, region, or piece of land
- 18. Legal right to possess, use, control, and transfer land