Ellis' crossword

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Across
  1. 5. Texas gained its independence from who? (1)
  2. 9. Mexico lost how much of their land? (no dash)
  3. 11. who campaigned that Texas should be "re-annexed" and Oregon should be "re-occupied"? (1)
  4. 13. Santa Anna suffered heavy casualties at what battle? (3)
Down
  1. 1. what treaty was signed on Feb. 2, 1848? (4)
  2. 2. with the losses adding up Mexico turned to old stand by general who? (3)
  3. 3. the U.S. soldiers attacked by Mexican cavalry on April 25, 1846 where led by who? (2)
  4. 4. the Mexican American war of 1846-1848 marked the first U.S. armed conflict fought on what?
  5. 6. Polk was a firm believer in the doctrine of what? (1)
  6. 7. who declared war on Mexico on May 13? (2)
  7. 8. about how many Mexicans lived in north of the Rio Grande?(3)
  8. 10. Mexican cavalry attacked a group pf U.S. soldiers in the dispute zone when? (2)? (1)
  9. 12. River he instigated a fight by moving troops into the dispute zone between the Rio Grande and the what? (1)
  10. 14. the Mexicans laid siege to the what fort along the Rio Grande? (2)