Westward Expansion Vocabulary Crossword

The land that forms the farthest extent of a nation's settled regions
Government gifts of land
Owners of Ranches
Extending the nation beyond it's existing borders
A captain who led a wagon trail filled with merchandise from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico
A German Immigrant, sent he first American fur-trading expedition to Oregon
Fur Trappers of the Northwest
A meeting where the trappers would trade furs for supplies
A couple who set up a mission in Oregon to serve the Cayuse Indians
A man who led a group of some 300 Americans into Texas
One-person rule
An attack in which one force surrounds a city or fort
A commander of the Texas forces who led a small army in an attack against Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto
Add on
Democratic Candidate who called for the annexation of both Texas and Oregon
Give up
A bold young explorer soon took command of the Bear Flag Rebellion
Founder of the Mormon religion
The practice of having more than one wife as a time
A new Mormon leader who led a group of Mormons to the Great Salt Lake
The name given to these people who came to California in search of gold
The legal rights to use the water in a river, stream, or other body
Self-appointed law enforcers