TX History

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Across
  1. 4. River that makes the northern border of Texas with Oklahoma.
  2. 5. Region of Texas that we live in.
  3. 6. Land agent, whose job was to bring new settlers into Texas.
  4. 10. Mexico Independence from Spain
  5. 12. Citizens acting as a military force.
  6. 14. Last name of cartographer who mapped the Texas coast line in 1519.
  7. 15. layer of rock/gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground.
  8. 16. Native American tribe in southern Texas along Rio Grande.
  9. 18. U.S. agreement to buy Louisiana from France.
  10. 20. Treaty between U.S. and Spain. Spain got Texas, U.S. got Florida.
  11. 21. Period of lower than normal precipitation.
Down
  1. 1. Spanish military settlement
  2. 2. Region of Texas with the greatest population and precipitation.
  3. 3. People of Mexican heritage who consider Texas home.
  4. 7. River that makes the southern border of Texas with Mexico.
  5. 8. Ancient Empire conquered by Spanish conquistadors.
  6. 9. Human-made waterway
  7. 11. Last name of the man known as the Father of Texas.
  8. 12. Religious Settlement
  9. 13. Native American tribe known as the "Lords of the Plains"
  10. 17. To measure boundaries of land.
  11. 19. Native American Tribe known for their advanced farming techniques.