| A | B |
|---|
| Stephen Austin | established a large American settlement in Texas |
| 1863 | the Texas War for Independence |
| Davy Crockett | a Tennessee frontiersman who fought at the Alamo |
| Texans | The Battle of San Jacinto was a victory for the |
| Spain | one of the nations that laid claim to the Oregon territory |
| Jedidiah Smith | discovered South Pass |
| Presbyterian | Dr. Whitman was a medical missionary |
| Rocky Mountains | Oregon Trail went through |
| Conestoga Wagon | primary form of transportation on the Oregon Trail |
| James K. Polk | won the election of 1844 |
| James Bowie | invented the Bowie knife |
| plebiscite | an expression of a people's will by direct vote |
| 1845 | Texas finally annexed |
