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Across
| 3 | | French and Spanish explorers
crossed the ___ __ ___ en route to
Mexico and Central America (4,2,6) |
| 6 | | The Mississippi and Missouri
Rivers flow from north to ___ and
empty into the Gulf of Mexico. (5) |
| 8 | | Many pioneers began their journey
west on the ____ River, the
"gateway to the West" (4) |
| 9 | | The Ohio River was considered the
"_____ to the west"
because it is one of the few
rivers that flow east to west (7) |
| 11 | | The ____ River was explored by
Lewis and Clark after he crossed
the Louisiana Territory. (8) |
| 12 | | Lewis and Clark reached the _____
Ocean (7) |
Down
| 1 | | The ___ ____ River forms the
border between the U.S. and Mexico (3,6) |
| 2 | | The Spanish explored the ____
River, and claimed the land in the
southwest for Spain. (8) |
| 4 | | The _______ and Missouri Rivers
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were the transportation arteries
for farm and industrial goods, and
they were also links to other
parts of the world. (11)
| 5 | | Inland port cities grew in the
midwest along the ____ ____. (5,5) |
| 7 | | Early settlers, immigrants and
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explorers crossed the ___ ocean to
reach North America (8)
| 10 | | In the 1800s, inland port ____
began to grow around the Great
Lakes (6) |
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