Mexican-American War

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Across
  1. 3. the economy of the Southwest relied on this
  2. 6. name for people who traveled to California in search of riches
  3. 7. the reason why people traveled to California in the late 1840s
  4. 8. California joined as what type of state
  5. 9. treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
  6. 12. Mexican dictator
  7. 13. people who settled in Utah
  8. 15. religion Mexicans forced Texans to practice
  9. 16. Mexico banned this is in Texas
Down
  1. 1. land given up by Mexico after the war with the US
  2. 2. a ruler who has absolute power
  3. 4. belief that America had the right to spread influence across the country to the Pacific
  4. 5. California's name once they declared independence from Mexico
  5. 10. battle where all the Texans were killed
  6. 11. president elected in 1844 that expanded American borders
  7. 12. battle where Texans won independence
  8. 14. Texas joined as what type of state