Westward Expansion Vocabulary Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization has 10 clues. Answers range from 8 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
the area of the United States West of the Missippi River and East of the Rocky Mountains,the land is flat,dry,grassy,void of trees an inhabited by indian tribes
an adapted version of the wooden plow that allowed settlers to break up the hard ground of the plains
metal fence used to create fences on the plains
Apache Indian chief who led raids against the settlers
The chief of Nez Perce tribe who led his people on a 1,500 mile march to escape imprisonment by the U.S. Army, he is famous for saying "I will fight no more forever."
an abandoned boomtown
houses on the great plains built of dirt/sod
a town that experiences sudden growth usually because gold,silver,or copper has been discovered,a mining town
how the settlers described the Great Plains when they first arrived
the leader of the U.S. Army at the Battle of Little Big Horn
