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:

1. Across 4: Refers to the 13 British colonies along the Atlantic coast.
2. Across 5: Arkansas was primarily frontier in the early 1800s.
3. Across 7: New Orleans, a major Gulf port, was settled early.
4. Across 8: Chicago, near the Great Lakes, was a frontier hub in the mid-1800s.
5. Across 9: Kentucky was mostly settled in the early 1800s, except its western tip.
6. Across 14: Pennsylvania had only its far western edge as frontier in the early 1800s.
7. Across 17: Texas, in the southwest, remained frontier into the late 1800s.
8. Across 20: "Frontier" is defined as the edge of settled land.
9. Across 22: Oklahoma was largely reserved for Indigenous peoples and closed to white settlers.
10. Across 23: Illinois' southern region was settled before its northern part.
11. Across 24: Most land east of the Mississippi River was settled by the mid-1800s.
12. Across 6: Western New York was frontier in the early 1800s.
13. Across 10: Settlers used the Mississippi River to reach Missouri.
14. Across 11: 19th-century U.S. settlement was defined by westward migration.
15. Across 12: Lake Michigan's shoreline was frontier in the early 1800s.
16. Across 13: Westward expansion increased the size of the United States.
17. Across 15: Minnesota was frontier territory in the mid-1800s.
18. Across 16: West Virginia was settled after it split from Virginia.
19. Across 18: The American frontier shifted from the east to the west over time.
20. Across 19: Montana was almost entirely frontier in the late 1800s.
21. Across 21: The Ohio River was a key route for northeast-to-midwest settlers.
22. Down 1: The Appalachian Mountains separated the original colonies from the early frontier.
23. Down 2: Georgia was the only southeastern state among the original 13 colonies; the answer here is Georgia (matches the grid length).
24. Down 3: Illinois was settled before Iowa.
25. Down 5: Indiana had frontier areas in the early 1800s.

Answer:

Across

1. COLONIES
2. EARLY
3. NEW ORLEANS
4. CHICAGO
5. KENTUCKY
6. PENNSYLVANIA
7. TEXAS
8. FRONTIER
9. OKLAHOMA
10. ILLINOIS
11. MISSISSIPPI
12. EARLY
13. MISSOURI
14. WEST
15. MICHIGAN
16. LARGER
17. MIDDLE
18. AFTER
19. EAST
20. MONTANA
21. OHIO

Down

1. APPALACHIANS
2. GEORGIA
3. BEFORE
4. INDIANA