American Pioneers Crossword Puzzle

About the American Pioneers Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers people and places associated with American frontier life and westward expansion. Look for figures such as Daniel Boone, Sacagawea, and Jim Bridger, along with terms like wagon train, homestead, and Pony Express. It is a good fit for students learning about the settling of the American West and anyone interested in early trails, frontier communities, and the people who traveled them.

This crossword draws on 41 clues about American Pioneers. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Kentucky frontiersman who helped settle the wilderness (5 letters)
• •Person who takes over another miner's stake (11 letters)
• •Explorer famed for blazing the Wilderness Road (11 letters)
• •Mass migration to California after an 1848 discovery (8 letters)
• •Frontier scout whose first name was Christopher (9 letters)
• •Route from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest (11 letters)
• •Raising cattle on open range (8 letters)
• •California sawmill where an 1848 discovery sparked migration (11 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.