Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle

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The type of cattle that was bred in the Midwest by breeding Spanish cattle and cows.

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the _____ War.

The job that most Chinese immigrants who settled west took up.

The group of Europeans who took over America under Manifest Destiny. (Acronym)

_____'s Last Stand involved an attempt by the United States to raid a Native American camp, but failed miserably.

____'s War was caused by the Anglo's being scared by the Latinos' and Mexicans' black magic.

The idea that the Americans who go to settle west were sent by God and deserved that land.

This Cheyenne Native American leader was a great Native American leader who fought against Custer and won.

The Latter Day ____ were considered Mormons and had land taken away from them from the Edmunds Act.

This Sioux leader joined with Sitting Bull against Custer.

These people tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

____ became extremely important in the foundation of the West, as they could get a large influx of money from men over.

The United States army was okay with the Native Americans being killed because the remaining N.A. would be moved to ____.

Chief ____ ____ is one of the major chiefs of the Native American population in Cheyenne.

Joseph ____ was the founder of the Mormons before Bigham Young took over.

Gold was found in California and the _____ Territory.

This tribe was most involved with the Indian Wars, as they gave up their land and miners still invaded.

Cattle roam free on government land: no fences

Farmers and Ranchers got into fights in the ____ ____ in the Midwest because farmers started putting up fences.

A handful of wealthy ____ emerged, but most of these people were working as subsistence farmers and on the train.

This group of Native Americans adopted white ways and helped Lewis and Clark. (hint: pierced nose)

The _________ railroad crosses the whole United States.

The ___ ___ Massacre was a slaughter of 105 Native American women and 28 men in Cheyenne.

The mass murder of the Native Americans can be considered ____.

This Native American leader was only thirty miles from the Canadian border before being caught by the U.S. government.

The white population slaughtered the ____ in order to kill the Native Americans indirectly. N.A. relied on this animal.

This group of Native Americans tried to assimilate with the Europeans.

An important mode of transportation which allowed government officials to take land for themselves.

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