American Expansion in the Southwest and the War with Mexico

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Across
  1. 5. producing enough for its own needs
  2. 6. a farmer in New York who founded the Mormons
  3. 7. the nickname that the miners were given
  4. 8. people of Mexican descent in Texas
  5. 10. add on
  6. 12. wanted to add Texas and Oregon to the Union
  7. 13. give up
  8. 14. a ruler with absolute power
Down
  1. 1. Native American and Mexican cowhands
  2. 2. man given control of Texas military
  3. 3. battle that lasted 18 minutes
  4. 4. the new Mormon leader after Smith was killed
  5. 6. when enemy forces try to capture a city or fort
  6. 9. old Spanish mission
  7. 11. priest who built his first mission in San Diego
  8. 13. a fort outside the capital