Across
- 1. to add or take over
- 7. 8th President of the US
- 8. battle where the Texans defeated the Mexicans, gaining their independence
- 9. to give up
- 11. leader of the Texas Revolution and the first president of the Republic of Texas
- 13. 10th President, he took over for Harrison when he died
- 15. 11th President, during his presidency America gained Texas, and Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase
- 16. the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
- 18. an American statesman who served as a diplomat, minister and ambassador to foreign nation. son of John Adams
- 20. 9th President
- 21. practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
Down
- 2. act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal
- 3. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
- 4. Treaty ending Mexican War and granting vast territories to the United States
- 5. Congressman who represented the wants of the western states
- 6. law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
- 10. A political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
- 12. founder of Texas
- 14. Political party formed in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson
- 17. an important trade trail west from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 19. right to vote
