The Mexican-American War

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Across
  1. 1. Destiny, belief in American expansion that fueled the war
  2. 4. Country against which the U.S. fought the war
  3. 6. Fort where Texan defenders were killed by Mexican forces
  4. 8. Mexican port city occupied by American forces
  5. 9. American general who won the Battle of Buena Vista, Zachary
  6. 11. Rush in California, accelerated by the war's outcome
  7. 13. Territory ceded to the U.S. after the war
  8. 16. State whose annexation sparked the war
  9. 17. Leader of the Texas Revolution, Sam
  10. 19. Mexican city captured by U.S. forces
  11. 20. American explorer and military officer in California, John C.
Down
  1. 2. Territory ceded to the U.S., including present-day Arizona
  2. 3. American general who captured Mexico City, Winfield
  3. 5. President who led the U.S. during the war, James K.
  4. 7. of Guadalupe Hidalgo, agreement that ended the war
  5. 10. River claimed as the southern border of Texas
  6. 12. Purchase, acquisition of additional Mexican territory after the war
  7. 14. Mexican fortress captured by American troops
  8. 15. Mexican general and president
  9. 18. of Mexican territory to the U.S., nearly half of Mexico's land