Texas

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A city of south central Texas (10)
  2. 6. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  3. 9. United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico (10)
  4. 10. North American republic containing 50 ___ - 48 conterminous ___ in North America plus Alaska (12)
  5. 11. The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property (7)
  6. 14. A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (8)
  7. 15. A person who is owned by someone (5)

Down

  1. 1. A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (5)
  2. 2. An organization of ___ in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work (7)
  3. 3. United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico (10)
  4. 5. United States writer remembered for her novels for children (7)
  5. 7. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (12)
  6. 8. The second largest state (5)
  7. 9. European country known for flamenco and paella (5)
  8. 12. To state emphatically and authoritatively (7)
  9. 13. A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (4)