Westward Expansion (Breakfast) Crossword

_____________ became principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
The route along which the United States government forced several tribes of Native American
Why did thousands of people rush to California in 1849?
Americans migrating West
land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
The ______ is the name that was applied first to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain
To acquire land from another person or country.
A Shoshone Tribe woman who acted as a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark on their Corps of Discovery expedition.
Provided 160 acres of government land to any adult citizen or intended citizen who had never taken up arms against the U.S. The purpose was to encourage western expansion.
The trail used by pioneers to travel west. It was 2,200 miles long. Connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon. A key migration route to the west.
It forced Native Americans to move to lands west of the Mississippi. Native Americans could not say no, they were pressured to agree.
________ are the first settlers to cross the Appalachian Mountains in search of fertile land.
A war between Britain and the United States, fought between 1812 and 1815. _______________ has also been called the second American war for independence.
Name given to the thousands of people who moved west during the gold rush
responsible for Indian removal.
To gain possession of
to turn over or surrender to another
the process of people moving from one place to another to live
an agreement between two countries
A journey made by ______ and ______, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, to explore the American Northwest, newly purchased from France, and some territories beyond.