Mexican-American War

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Across
  1. 2. During the Mexican-American War, this representative of Pennsylvania, he made this plan the ______.
  2. 9. Santa Anna wanted to surrender but Taylor decided to send 5,000 troops to the __________.
  3. 12. President Polk sent this General to secure the land between the two rivers, Rio Grande and Nueces River.
  4. 14. This deal was for 10 million dollars and the land was the southern edges of Arizona and New Mexico.
  5. 15. U.S. Commodore __________ captures Monterey, CA and declares California to be a part of the U.S.
  6. 17. This General marched into Veracruz, which they captured after 3 weeks.
  7. 18. This General’s troops went into Santa Fe on August 18th, 1846.
  8. 19. This nation’s flag had one star on it, making the nickname __________.
  9. 20. This place was the new capital of Mexican territory.
Down
  1. 1. This person was an American explorer and survey expedition leader, in which he headed to Sonoma during the Bear Flag Revolt.
  2. 3. This person was a Mexican Army general and sent a message to Zachary Taylor about an American surrender.
  3. 4. This person negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  4. 5. In February, 1848 the U.S. and Mexico signed this for 15 million in exchange for the border to be between Texas and Mexico and most of Mexico’s Northwest territory.
  5. 6. This state is nearby Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada.
  6. 7. This state was the place of the Lone Star republic.
  7. 8. This rebellion was from California.
  8. 10. Kearny goes into __________ expecting a battle but it was left unguarded so the U.S. won without a weapon being fired.
  9. 11. This word means a person sent to represent a country.
  10. 13. This person was a President in the year of 1844 and promised to get the land of Oregon and California.
  11. 16. Texas was supposed to be this kind of place.