Mexican-American War

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Across
  1. 2. What many settlers used to settle in Oregon
  2. 3. General who led an uprising in California
  3. 9. Name of independent republic of California
  4. 11. Trading port Americans wanted to capture
  5. 13. Name of treaty that ended the war
  6. 16. Oregon Terr. boundary set at forty-_______ parallel
  7. 18. Number of current states that new land is a part of
  8. 19. What Mexico refused to do after losing terr.
  9. 20. Number of miles traveled by wagon trains in a day
  10. 21. This many people in Congress voted against war
Down
  1. 1. Polk wanted Mexico to be seen as the __________
  2. 4. River U.S. claimed as Texas-Mexico border
  3. 5. ____ thousand American lives lost in the war
  4. 6. U.S. took over $3.25 million in Mexican __________
  5. 7. Addition of land made this true
  6. 8. New territory caused this to be again debated
  7. 10. General ordered by Polk to claim Mexican territory
  8. 12. Slogan for boundary: "Fifty-four Forty or _______."
  9. 14. Mexico gave the U.S. ______ thousand sq.miles
  10. 15. Destination after taking Santa Fe
  11. 17. Winfield Scott planned to take over