Across
- 4. Major debate leading up to the civil war
- 6. 1803; doubled the size of the u.s gained fertile farmland and access to the Mississippi River
- 7. economy with little government regulation; based on supply and demand
- 8. Location where the last battle of the Texas Revolution was fought
- 10. United States desire to own land from coast to coast
- 11. Political theory that the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government
- 13. Claimed Texas, California and Florida; built missions
- 17. Adventurers who wanted to free Texas and Mexico from Spanish Rule
- 18. Location where the first battle of the Texas Revolution was fought
- 19. Term used when a new state joins the U.S
- 20. Land U.S acquired after U.S-Mexican war in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Down
- 1. term used to describe government officials
- 2. A massive empire that ruled Texas before the Spanish conquered them
- 3. Land agents who brought settlers to Texas
- 5. Wealth,religion,expand empires, claim territory, new trade routes to Asia through the Northwest Passage
- 9. a declaration war calling for Mexican Independence
- 12. Document that ended the Mexican Revolution and ended Spanish rule
- 14. An old Spanish mission that later became a fort for the Texian Army
- 15. Claimed land in new world to profit from fur trading
- 16. Paper money used to settle Texas debt
