Eras in Texas History

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Across
  1. 2. This river serves as a border between the United States and Mexico
  2. 7. The Spanish conquered land in Texas and converted Native Americans to Christianity using _________
  3. 9. The first President of the Republic of Texas
  4. 10. The southern states ___________ from the Union of the United States of America to form the Confederate States of America, which brought about issues leading to the Civil War
  5. 12. The 14th amendment allowed all freed slaves to become ___________
  6. 13. The Era in Texas history in which Texans rebelled against Mexico to fight for their own independence is known as the Texas ________________
  7. 14. The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were implemented into the US constitution after the Civil War to grant freedoms to freed slaves. They are commonly known as the _____________ amendments.
Down
  1. 1. Mirabeau B. Lamar is known as the father of Texas _________
  2. 3. The current Capital of Texas is _________
  3. 4. The 13th amendment __________ all slaves
  4. 5. During the Mexican National Era, Mexico used the ______________ system to promote the settlement of land in Texas by allowing Americans to inhabit the land as Mexican citizens.
  5. 6. Texas was ________ into the United States in 1845
  6. 8. The idea of expanding the United States territory from coast to coast is called __________ destiny
  7. 11. The 15th amendment gave freed black males the right to ____________
  8. 15. The ________ war began in 1861