Fill In Sentences:
Westward Expansion
INSTRUCTIONS:
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contract
1. Stephen F. Austin’s with the Mexican government let him settle hundreds of families in Texas.
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Definition Matching:
Westward Expansion
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
contract
1. a formal agreement between two or more parties
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Crossword:
Westward Expansion
Words
TRIBES
GOLD
MODERN
ANNEX
RESPECT
EXPANSION
PIONEERS
ELDERS
CHEROKEE
PATHFINDERS
PROSPECTOR
CONTRACT
OXEN
TRAPPERS
RESERVATION
12
6
13
5
11
3
15
1
10
4
14
7
2
9
8
Across
2. public land set aside as a place for occupation by American Indians
4. act or process of growing an area or territory
6. people who catch wild animals for their fur to sell
8. a native tribe of the Iroquois peoples, formerly living in the Appalachian
9. to have or show consideration or regard for
10. older people of influence with authority in a social group
14. domestic mammals belonging to the family of cattle, used as draft animals, often in teams, for pulling wagons or plows
15. a soft yellow precious metallic element that is valued in coins and jewelry
Down
1. people who blazed trails and guided settlers through wilderness
3. a person who explores for the purpose of finding valuable deposits of minerals or metals in the ground
5. the first people to settle an area previously uninhabited
7. a formal agreement between two or more parties
11. being characteristic of or relating to the present
12. social groups of clans or families sharing the same ancestor or chief
13. to add or incorporate land or a territory into an existing governmental entity
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It was 1815 and all motion was westward. The reasons were as different as could be, the paths hugely varied, the experiences unique. But the result was the same – over the next three decades almost everything about the United States would change. Put on your boots, grab a horse or climb onto a covered wagon, and join the journey.
For kids learning about U.S. history, this issue paints a finely-honed picture of American trailblazers, the trails they blazed, and the pioneer families who used them to create a new life for themselves and the nation. At each turn, kids explore the devastating effect of westward expansion on the American Indian population.
Kids who want more details about American Indians during this period can read about the effect of President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, the 800-mile Trail of Tears during Martin Van Buren’s presidency, and the American Indians’ continual battle to retain their land and way of life. Kids captivated by the “wild west” will enjoy the story of the Alamo, the Gold Rush, and the final surge that brought Texas, California and Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, and New Mexico Territories into the United States. And who wouldn’t want to know the backstory of cities named Houston and Austin. It’s all here!
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The United States in 1815
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The Indian Removal Act
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Trails West
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Westward Ho!
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Crossing the Plains
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Lone Star State
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Growth and Conflict
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Race to California
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