Across
- 2. gathered an army of 900 to strike Santa Anna
- 5. In 1818, both the united states and Great Britain could settle in this area because Adam worked out an agreement with Britain.
- 8. There were about 3,000 of these people born in texas
- 9. American settlers and Tajanos finally declared what on March 2, in 1836
- 11. It was an idea for the American’s to spread the territory all the way to the Pacific
- 12. James K Polk slogan
- 14. Laws that offered new settlers large tracts of land for low prices
- 17. Andrew Jackson didn’t want to add Texas to United states because of this?
- 22. This is were Texans and Mexicans held a battle with there white flag
- 23. It extended the boundaries of the United states to the pacific ocean.
- 24. He was a priest in Texas
- 26. “The leader of texas” recruited 300 americans families to settle along the Brazos River and the Colorado River of Texas.
- 30. Sam houston ordered troops from this town to abandon their position to prevent oher forts from being overturned by the Mexicans.
- 32. The main reason to move west to California.
- 33. A president who played a big role in purchasing the louisiana territory
Down
- 1. Santa anna army found a small texan force barricaded inside a nearby mission called?
- 3. The United states insisted that this would form a border around mexico
- 4. This lead settlers to the pacific northwest in 1840’s
- 6. While people were searching for gold in california these men were violent and lonely.
- 7. People that searched for gold in california in 1849
- 10. When people went to search for gold they built new communities called?
- 13. The latitude line that the United states wanted to use as a border but Britain refused
- 15. Thomas jefferson purchased land/ territory from France
- 16. People that gave the land to Americans because the Spanish wanted to promote the growth of Texas were called?
- 18. When Houston became a president, he sent a delegation to Washington D.C, asking the United Stated to take control of Texas.
- 19. The first attack against american troops
- 20. A president for the United States that supported american claims from oregon
- 21. The first 300 american families in Texas
- 25. A boy president in mexico in 1833
- 27. alamo Mexican troops tries to seize a cannon held by Texans at this town.
- 28. A general that polk ordered soldiers to the borders and set up fort so they could report any problems and issues
- 29. Many fur traders moved to oregon for economic opportunities
- 31. The country that shared a peaceful joint occupation with the United states over oregon territory
