Texas Revolution
Across
- 2. The United States claimed the border was at the ___ Grande River.
- 3. Santa Anna tried to _____ American settlement in Texas.
- 5. In 1846, the President of the United States, James Polk, sent an army to the Rio Grande River to ______ the border.
- 8. The Mexican government was taken over by General__________.
- 13. In February of 1847, the armies of the United States and Mexico fought the Battle of Buena Vista which resulted in the ______ of the Mexican army.
- 14. What did many settlers bring with them that was illegal in Mexico?
Down
- 1. Where did most of the settlers come from?
- 4. Mexico agreed to hand over a huge amount of land in the west and southwest to the United States. The United States paid $15 _______ for the land.
- 6. By how much did Americans outnumbered Mexicans?
- 7. ______ became an independent nation.
- 9. Mexico claimed the border was further north at the _____ River.
- 10. Texas declared their _________ and set up their own government.
- 11. Many _____ were invited to settle in Texas.
- 12. What state was owned by Mexico?
- 15. The Texans used an old mission building in San Antonio called the ______ as a fort.