MEXICANCESSION | | This future American president fought the British, Spanish, and Indians, securing Florida for the U.S. |
TRAILOF TEARS | | "Old Fuss and Feathers." |
OREGONTRAIL | | Native-born Mexicans living Texas. |
SACAJAWEA | | "Gold fields" were located in this region. |
POLK | | Legendary explorers of the Louisiana Purchase. |
GOLD | | What the "49ers' were after. |
LOUISIANAPURCHASE | | Crockett played this. |
DAVYCROCKETT | | Jefferson's great buy |
CONESTOGA | | Wagon trail named after religious group. |
LEWISANDCLARK | | Frontiersman and former U.S. Congressman killed at the Alamo |
SAMHOUSTON | | The Five Civilized Tribes followed this to Indian Territory. |
FIDDLE | | The Alamo contained the most of these of any fort west of the Mississippi |
JAMESBOWIE | | Texas nickname. |
WINFIELDSCOTT | | Popular slogan for American western expansion |
CANNON | | This now-U.S. state freed herself from Mexican rule in 1836. |
SANTAANNA | | Mexican dictator who fought Americans twice in two separate wars |
STEPHENAUSTIN | | Western adventurer known for his famous weapon he invented |
LONESTARSTATE | | Tennessee governor who later became legendary Texas leader |
CALIFORNIA | | Type of wagon used by emigrants headed west. |
ANDREWJACKSON | | If you were headed to the Northwest Pacific-Coast territories you took this wagon trail. |
ALAMO | | American businessman who started American emigration to Texas. |
MANIFESTDESTINY | | She helped Lewis and Clark find their way. |
ZACHARYTAYLOR | | "Old Rough and Ready." |
MORMONTRAIL | | President during Mexican War. |
TEXAS | | The territory ceded to the U.S. by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago was referred to as this. |
TEJANOS | | Site of legendary 13 day siege during Texas War for Independence |