Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle

Westward Expansion

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One of the future states that was part of Oregon Territory

Many people traveled to the west in one of these

The mountain men forged trails from ________ _________ to the Rocky Mountains

Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole

In the 1840's this began

These men trapped beavers and forged trails through the Rocky Mountains

This tribe was sent on the trail of tears

A trading route leading west

This trail linked the east coast to the Pacific Ocean

Mountain men trapped beavers for this

This country encouraged American settlers to move west into their territory

______________ Removal Act that forced Native Americans off their land

This party was lost on the way to California and turned to cannibalism

Area west of the Mississippi that Native Americans were being sent to

One of the reason Cherokees died on the Trail of Tears

He signed the Indian Removal Act

The Cherokees walked 1,000 _______ to their final destination

The belief that Americans had the right to own the land from the east to the west

The land in Oregon Territory had prefect land for this job

This was discovered in California

A majority of the Cherokee land was located in this area

This state was where the trails west began

This treaty forced Native Americans to stay on their reservations

Mexico territories opened the settlers included: Texas, California, and ____________

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