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Western Expansion (6th)

Across
Which territory was won after a war with Mexico?
Who worked to end slavery?
Which trail was the most traveled to the west?
Who wrote the North Star newspapers and worked for African American and women's rights?
This event was the forcing of Native Americans to move west out of Georgia into Oklahoma
The belief that moving west was good for and the right of the US
Who had a leadership role in the Women's RIghts Movement?
Which state was home to a gold rush in 1849?
Who led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad?
Which invention led to faster water travel?
What word means, "The right to vote?"
Which territory was split between US and Great Britain?
Down
Which invention was created by McCormick and also increased the production of the American farmer?
Who created the steam boat?
Which invention was created by Eli Whitney that increased cotton production and the need for slavery?
When did the abolitionists want slavery to end?
Which territory was given to the US by the Spanish in a treaty?
Who is a person who is the first to think of or name something?
Was land more or less expensive in the West than in the East?
Who was the former slave who advocated for equality and justice?
This territory was bought by Thomas Jefferson from France and doubled the size of the US
Which territory was added to the US after it was an independent country?
Who advocated for voting rights for women and equal rights for all?
Who owned the newspapers, "The Liberator" and called for emancipation of all slaves?