Chapter 11 Crossword

1. the group of people who were forced to move west but did not want to
3. take control of
4. the name of the old Catholic mission that a major battle Mexicans and Texans fought took place at.
8. a person from America that moved into Texas
9. refers to the rapid spread of peoples’ desires to travel to Oregon
10. the direction that Americans wanted to expand
11. the state that won independence against Mexico and joined the United States
14. a person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere
17. Mexican settlers that owned ranches
18. the name of the party that was forced to resort to cannibalism to survive their journey west.

2. Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home
5. the popular idea in the US during the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific
6. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
7. an official order
12. to give up
13. the pioneers’ mode of transportation that was pulled by oxen
15. what the heavenly, goddess-like women represents in the Manifest Destiny painting
16. pioneers traveled this trail to this territory. Many died along the way.