Westward Expansion-Ch.13

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Across
  1. 2. The mormons built this community.
  2. 3. a huge region west of the ROcky Mountains.
  3. 9. He took office in 1845.
  4. 11. ruler with absolute power and authority.
  5. 13. This battle lasted for only 18 minutes.
  6. 16. a place where they would be safe from persecution.
  7. 19. He founded the Mormon Church.
  8. 20. Mexican descent born in Texas.
  9. 22. This is what lured people to move west in 1849.
  10. 24. self-appointed law enforcers.
  11. 25. Belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  12. 26. He was a dictator
  13. 28. Mexico gained this from Spain in 1821.
  14. 29. This general captured Sante Fe without firing a single shot.
Down
  1. 1. a fort just outside the Mexico Capital.
  2. 4. French for "get-together"
  3. 5. Polk blamed this country for the fighting.
  4. 6. Most Americans and Europeans who traveled to Oregon were...
  5. 7. This purchase was made for 10 million dollars in 1853.
  6. 8. He wrote a book Two Years Before the Mast.
  7. 10. hanged without a legal trial.
  8. 12. After Texas won independence, they called themselves a _____ _____ Republic.
  9. 14. Old Spanish Mission in San Antonio.
  10. 15. Attracted by the "Mountains of Gold", Thousands of this group sailed to America.
  11. 17. to give up.
  12. 18. Indian and Mexican cowhands.
  13. 21. more than 80000 people made the long journey to strick it rich.
  14. 23. This means to "add on".
  15. 27. Enemy forces try to capture a city or fort.