The Gold Rush Word Search
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.
Description
boarding house
property right
growing pains
river bottom
license fee
gold fever
ghost town
preemption
prospector
California
goldfields
fortyniner
steamship
foothill
landfill
diggings
riverbed
tectonic
quartz
dredge
gravel
seeker
mining
placer
magma
Customize
Add, edit, delete clues, and customize this puzzle. Print copies for an entire class.
