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3. an obstacle set up for protection
6. entrance to a area
8. to attach or incorporate into a larger thing
10. a supply or source of support or help
12. occupation two or more parties share ownership
13. a person living in Texas of Mexican descent
14. a person who moves away from one country or region to settle in another
16. unite with or include as part of something else; blend or combine into one whole
17. Destiny the belief that the United States was destined to expand its borders from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

1. schooner covered wagon
2. one who takes the law into his own hands
4. an official order or decision
5. to give a good reason for something; to show something is right or reasonable
7. Spanish word for rancher
9. trapper/explorer who lived in the wilderness
11. a town made popular by economic growth
14. to set up or start something, such as a system, organization, or governmenot
15. 1849 gold miner in California