This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The form of transportation that was used to navigate larger rivers, like the Mississippi and the Ohio, in the 1820s.
This canal provided a route to the Great Lakes and gave New York City direct access to Chicago and the growing markets of the west.
The automatic reaper enabled one worker to harvest as much wheat in a day as five could harvest using older methods. Who invented it?
Eventually, __________ became the primary transportation system for the United States.
Who ran a locomotive and cars around a circular track on his New Jersey estate in 1820?
What was an important change in railroad development? (Hint “trunk lines”)
Who invented the telegraph?
The telegraph system seemed to be the answer to _______________ communication.
Richard Hoe’s 1846 invention made it possible to do what quickly?
Where were most major magazines and newspapers located?
Charles Goodyear discovered a method of _______________ rubber.
Charles Goodyear’s process helped create what major industry?
What invention began to replace the fireplace as the principal vehicle for cooking and a source of heat?
Where were canals almost nonexistent and most roads crude and unsuitable?
Who is responsible for the development of anesthetics?