Question

historical map
across
4 the area
along the
atlantic ocean
formed the
13 original

5 most of
arkansas was
a frontier area
in the ______ 1800s

7 the area around this
port city was settled
by the early 1800s
(2 words).

8 this city near the great
lakes was on the frontier
in the middle 1800s.

9 this state was settled in the early 1800s,
except for its western tip.

14 only the very western part of this state
was still frontier in the early 1800s.

17 this southwestern state was still frontier
in the late 1800s.

20 the word ______ means the edge of a
settled area.

22 most of this state was reserved for native
americans and was closed to white
settlers.

23 the southern part of this state was settled
before the northern part.

24 most of the land east of the ______ river
was settled by the middle 1800s.

down
1 these mountains formed a border
between the frontier of the early 1800s
and the original 13 colonies.

2 this southeastern state was not one of the
original 13 colonies.

3 most of illinois was settled ______ iowa.

5 this midwestern state had frontier areas
from the early 1800s to the late 1800s.
6 the western part of new york was on the
frontier in the ______ 1800s.

10 settlers could travel up the mississippi
river to settle this midwestern state by the
late 1800s.

11 this map shows that many people moved
______ in the 1800s.

12 the land along this great lake was still
frontier in the early 1800s.

13 as the frontier moved west, the size of the
united states became ______

15 minnesota was part of the frontier in the
______ 1800s.

16 most of west virginia was settled ______
virginia.

18 this map shows that the frontier moved
from ______ to west.

19 almost all of this state was part of the
frontier in the late 1800s.

21 settlers traveling from the northeast to the
midwest could travel along this river.

Explanation:

Each answer is derived from U.S. westward expansion and 19th-century settlement history, matching the crossword clues to historical facts about regions, states, and frontier terms.

Answer:

Across:

1. COLONIES
2. EARLY
3. NEW ORLEANS
4. CHICAGO
5. PENNSYLVANIA
6. KENTUCKY
7. TEXAS
8. FRONTIER
9. OKLAHOMA
10. MICHIGAN
11. MISSISSIPPI

Down:

1. APPALACHIANS
2. FLORIDA
3. BEFORE
4. INDIANA
5. EARLY
6. ILLINOIS
7. WEST
8. ERIE
9. LARGER
10. MIDDLE
11. AFTER
12. EAST
13. ARIZONA
14. OHIO