Manifest Destiny Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Idea that USA had god given right to expand west
Religious group founded by Joesph Smith
Moves Mormons to Utah in 1847
First major western trail
2000 mile trail between Missouri and Portland Oregon
Group headed to California that became trapped in the Rocky Mountains, they resorted to cannibalism
Divided the Oregon territory between the US and British Canada
Gave great plains to Indians
Mail service used relays of young riders on fast horses
Annexation of _________
Huge tract of land that made up the western 1/3 of the US territory
Small section of southern Arizona and New Mexico from Mexico
Moved 5 civilized tribes to Oklahoma
Lines will eventually be strung across the country
Was discovered in the American river
Contagious excitement of a gold rush
Mass migration of Americans to California in search of gold
_____% of migrants came from the USA
Most _Will or Will Not__ find gold, and will end up working of mining companies, trying to find work in the growing cities
Used to convert the Indians to Christianity, maintain claims to region
