Chapter 13

2. replaced Taylor as President once Taylor died
3. citizens of both countries get equal claim to the territory
4. immigrant from Missouri that established first legal American settlement in Texas
9. area of land that both the US and Britain claimed sovereignty
10. went from Independence into New Mexico
13. established an important mission among the Cayuse Indians
16. white people of Northern European origins
17. biggest issue of 1850s
19. were attracted by the gold rush and migrated to the US
20. became first president of Texas
23. wrote the components of the Compromise of 1850

1. also known as gold rush miners
2. idea that America was destined to extend it's borders over a vast area
3. led the raid on Harper's Ferry
5. became dictator of Mexico and imposed a more autocratic regime
6. Lincoln's main adversary in their famous debates
7. was more likely to become a slave state than Nebraska was
8. party that grew from the destruction of the Whigs and split of Democrats
11. won the election of 1860
12. military general during the Mexican War and future president
14. got beaten over the head with a cane
15. was once part of Mexico but became a state in 1845
18. won the election of 1844
21. began to encourage American immigration into Texas
22. stretched from Independence, across Great Plains and through Rocky Mountains