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Manifest Destiny

Across
Governor of NM who fled rather than face Kearny. He is quoted as saying "I had but 75 men to fight 3000. What could I do?" 121
This general invaded and conquered NM without having to fight a battle because the governor had fled the area. 121
The fur of this animal was extremely valuable in the 1800s. The animals were known by trappers as "harry banknotes". 114
The merchant who founded the Santa Fe Trail. 122
The idea that it was the God-given right of the United States to own all of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. 119
Ran for president in 1844. He won because he promised to get land for the US and fulfill the nation's manifest destiny. 119
The eastern end of the Santa Fe Trail. 113
To add or join with 119
The largest, most important trading post on the Santa Fe Trail. 114
Part of the Kearny Code was to create the position of a territorial governor. Kearny appointed ___ to fill that position. 121
Some of the participants in the Resistance of 1847 were tried and hanged for __ 123
At first, the Mexican government welcomed immigrants from the US and offered these to encourage people to move to Texas, which was in Mexico at the time. . 118
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This group of soldiers marched farther than any other group in the Mexican-American War. 120
The hunt for beaver and other animals brought more and more Americans into the west, including NM. This business was known as the --114
The ____ was sparked by a disagreement between the Mexican and US governments over the location of the southern Texas border. 120
300 Texans tried to invade Santa Fe so they could take over trading rights and try to add it to Texas territory. 118
The route taken by the Mormon Battalion from NM to ____ was one of the first wagon routes linking NM to CA. 120
The only battle of the Mexican American War that was fought in what we know as New Mexico. 123
Established in 1821 when Mexico became independent. It brought goods and people from the US to NM for the first time.
Governor Armijo forced the invaders from Texas down this well known trade route. The survivors were imprisoned in Mexico. 119
During the Resistance of 1847, people broke into the home of Charles Bent in ___ and killed him in front of his family.