Chapter 13: Pioneer Life

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Across
  1. 3. established the city of Dallas
  2. 5. the oldest settlement in Texas that was established in 1755 along the Rio Grande
  3. 9. developed a process for making condensed milk
  4. 12. one of the large towns established by German settlers
  5. 13. something that Tejanos faced from Anglo settlers
  6. 15. towns were typically located along these in Southeast Texas
  7. 16. food products that are eaten on the farm where they are grown
  8. 17. the steam-powered transportation system that connected cities and was primarily organized by Sidney Sherman
  9. 20. a European country where many immigrants came from to settle in Texas cities, like Fredericksburg
  10. 21. a popular form of transportation where horses pulled a wagon, but traveled slowly
  11. 22. William _______ of Nacogdoches was a free African American who was an interpreter and successful business man
  12. 24. a Mexican festival or religious celebration
  13. 25. Successful female rancher who inherited her father’s ranch
  14. 26. a contract that establishes a company
Down
  1. 1. the continent where many immigrants came from before settling in Texas
  2. 2. the German prince who led German immigrants to establish German towns in Texas
  3. 4. the most important cash crop in Texas
  4. 6. a printed form of mass media that was created to communicate news to Texas settlers
  5. 7. the governor of Texas who led the legislature in setting aside $2 million for education
  6. 8. a form of communication in Texas. The first of these lines connect
  7. 10. the city established at the fork of the Trinity River by John Neely Bryan
  8. 11. the emigration company from Germany that promoted German immigration into Texas
  9. 14. people paid in land or money to relocate settlers to an area
  10. 18. a type of farm that specializes in raising cattle, not crops
  11. 19. the central livestock breed for ranches in Texas
  12. 23. increased in the early days of the republic because Texas did not limit it. Texans needed this to harvest cotton and other crops.