Westward Expansion Vocab Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization has 14 clues. Answers range from 4 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The route leading to Oregon Country, starting in Independence, Missouri
a ruler with absolute power and authority
Mexican people born in Texas
enemy forces try to capture a city or fort, often by surrounding and bombarding it
to add on
Trail that leads to New Mexico Territory from Franklin, Missouri
the Indian and Mexican cowhands who worked on California ranches
to give up
community built on the bank of the Mississippi River in Illinois in the 1840s
a place where someone would go to be safe from danger
the 80,000 travelers who went to San Francisco to look for gold
self-appointed law enforcers
largest group of settlers to move into the Mexican Cession
adventurous men who hiked through Oregon's forests, trapping animals and living off the land
