SS DEFINITIONS 13 Crossword
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
 
 
Down: 1) a German immigrant, who sent the first American fur-trading expedition to Oregon. 3) one person ruler. 5) fur trappers of the Northwest. 6) led a wagon train filled with merchandise from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The route was 800 miles. 8) led a group of 300 Americans to Texas. 9)  the land that forms the farthest extent of a nation’s settled regions.12)  to give up. 13) led a small army in a surprise attack against Santa Ann’s army at San Jacinto. Famous for “Remember the Alamo”. 14)  an add on. 15)  a Democratic candidate who wanted the annexation of both Texas and Oregon.16) promise; something looked forward to.17)  the practice of having more than one wife at a time. 20) owners of ranches. 21) a meeting where the trappers would trade furs for supplies. Across: 2) government gift of land. 4) legal rights to use the water in a river stream, or other body. 7) self-appointed law enforcers. 10) The founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He said that heavenly vision had revealed to him the text of the holy book called the Book of Mormon. 11)  a couple that set up a mission in Oregon to serve the Cayuse Indians. 18) the next Mormon leader after Joseph Smith was murdered. He realized that Nauvoo was no longer safe and led the Mormons to Utah on a long, hazardous journey. 19) he took command of the Bear Flag Rebellion, which was a rebellion against Mexico from people in California.22) a nickname given to people who came to California in search of gold. 23) an attack in which one force surrounds a city or fort. 24) extending the nation beyond its existing borders.
 

 

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