7th grade final review
Across
- 5. the "battle" between the US and the USSR was called this because it never escalated to physical violence
- 9. this was the side that won the Civil War
- 14. this natural disaster happened in 1901 and almost completely wiped out an entire city
- 15. where oil was first found in 1901
- 16. the day the slaved were freed in Texas
- 18. dictator of Germany
- 19. the country the US "fought" with during the space race
- 20. the first president of Texas
Down
- 1. he is the Spanish explorer who was said to have explored the El Paso area, there is a statue of him at the airport
- 2. this was the side that Texas fought on during the Civil War
- 3. the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution; all the Texans fighting were killed including William Travis and James Bowie
- 4. the president during WWII
- 6. They replaced the Army after Sam Houston got rid of it
- 7. the region of Texas that El Paso is a part of
- 8. before he was assassinated in Dallas he promised to send men to the moon
- 10. born on June 19th, 1985
- 11. this product was invented to keep animals inside a specific location and keep wild animals like coyotes out
- 12. the name of the first satellite launched into space
- 13. this country lost both WWI and WWII
- 17. this was the main reason why the Texans went to war with Mexico to gain their independence