Manifest Destiny

2. To take property
3. War between the United States and Mexico.
5. American religious leader and founder of Mormonism.
7. A person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush.
8. Agreement between the United States and Mexico finalized in 1854.
10. Widely held belief in the United States the Americans setting were destined to expand throughout the continent.
11. Was an American political and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state.
12. American leader in the Latter Day Saint
14. A member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
15. Mission in San Antonio, Texas that was used a a fort during the Texas Revolution.

1. Discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848.
3. Religious and cultural group related to Mormonism.
4. A meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between 2 people.
6. 2,200 mile historic east - west large wheeled wagon rout and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to the valleys in Oregon.
9. Father of Texas.
10. Area of the present day United States the Mexico agreed to give up as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe.
13. Men that lived in the mountains for 6 months at a time.