This printable word search puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization contains 25 hidden words in a 24x24 letter grid. Words go horizontally, vertically, backwards, and diagonally. This word search is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Battle of San Jacinto
Stephen F. Austin
Gadsden Purchase
Bear Flag Revolt
manifest destiny
John Jacob Astor
Santa Fe Trail
placer miners
James K. Polk
Brigham Young
forty-niners
Donner Party
Oregon Trail
mountain men
John Sutter
Californios
empresarios
explicit
prospect
vaqueros
element
Mormons
Alamo