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  1. 2. Settlers that obtained the grant from the government.
  2. 3. Earned the name “Father of texas” because of his leadership in populating the mexican territory of texas.
  3. 5. What the American settlers in Texas wanted.
  4. 11. A border that got extended during the war.
  5. 12. The place where Houston took his army waiting for a chance to strike on Santa Anna.
  6. 13. The people that migrated to California 1848-1849 in hopes to find gold.
  7. 15. Another dispute considered the Texas-Mexico border. The United States insisted that the Rio Grande formed the border. (a river)
  8. 18. Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home.
  9. 19. Rush: When lots of people suddenly went looking for gold.
  10. 20. Belief in manifest destiny, federally issued indian removal acts, and economic promise.
  11. 21. The idea that the Americans would settle in North America and expand it.
  12. 23. Helped with the Mexican American war. Then they wanted him to be president because of his leadership during the war.
  13. 26. The vigilantes took the law into their own hands because they were concerned about the citizens forming the vigilance committees to protect themselves.
  14. 29. Take control of texas.
  15. 30. It served as a most practical route to western United states.
  16. 31. Purchase When the US purchased the territory in north America
  17. 32. When Stephen F. Austin's first colonial contract in Mexican texas gave settlers land grants.
Down
  1. 1. Who is known for extending the territory of the US during the Mexican American war.
  2. 4. Cession Mexico gave up all its claims to Texas and agreed to Rio Grande as the border.
  3. 6. When a white person can own an african american.
  4. 7. democrats slogan that advertised the border they wanted for oregon.
  5. 8. Wanted to share land with us (Oregon) but we wanted to be independent !!
  6. 9. That people from the US and Britain could both settle there.
  7. 10. In the town of Gonzales some Mexican troops tried to seize a cannon held by Texans because Santa Anna sent an army to punish Texans for criticizing him.
  8. 14. Who negotiated a treaty with France were the US paid for Louisiana territory.
  9. 16. little camps with tents built around mining sites.
  10. 17. The American people were divided over the war with mexico.
  11. 22. Their new agricultural machinery allowed farmers to increase their amount of crops with less slavery.
  12. 24. Santa Anna became president of mexico. But he traveled to Mexico with Texans
  13. 25. A treaty that ended the Mexican American war.
  14. 27. The mission where Santa Anna marched north and found a small Texan forced barricade Alamo.
  15. 28. The place where they went to prevent other forts from being overrun by the mexicans.