Mexican National Era

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Across
  1. 1. ended the Mexican war for Independence
  2. 4. son of Moses Austin, he established a colony of settlers in Texas and was called the Father of Texas
  3. 5. a horse trader killed by Spanish soldiers after entering Texas illegally
  4. 9. a law that further opened Texas to settlement and immigration by giving land to new settlers
  5. 11. a rebel from Mississippi who fought unsuccessfully for Texas
  6. 12. agreement signed by Spain and the United States in 1819 which set the boundary between their territories
  7. 14. priest from Dolores, Mexico who was a leader in the fight for Mexican independence
  8. 15. colony
  9. 17. the territory between the Sabine River and the Arroyo Hondo declared by the Spanish and the United States to be neutral
  10. 19. white settlers from the United States
Down
  1. 2. Guiterrez and Magee's expedition was known as
  2. 3. this battle was by Gutierrez-Magee lost but encouraged others to revolt against the Spanish rule
  3. 6. officials who represent countries in foreign affairs
  4. 7. Texas settlers of Spanish descent
  5. 8. a businessman who first got permission from Mexico to bring Anglo settlers to Texas
  6. 10. a deal in which France sold Louisiana to the United States for $15 million
  7. 13. military adventurers who tried to stir up rebellion in other countries
  8. 16. widow of filibuster James Long who held her own land grant in
  9. 18. the original 297 families and single men who received land grants in Stephen Austin’s first colony