History wk 13? crossword

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Across
  1. 1. What treaty established the Rio Grande as the US-Mexican border?
  2. 5. James Polk was a firm believer of what doctrine?
  3. 9. The phrase Manifest Destiny reappeared in the 1890's as part of the drive to make the US a _____ _____.
  4. 10. What day did Congress officially declare war?
  5. 11. Who double-crossed Polk and led the Mexican army against the US?
  6. 12. Did Zachary Taylor support the compromise of 1850 (yay or nay)?
  7. 13. Manifest Destiny was the slogan of whom?
  8. 14. When did Texas gain independence from Mexico?
Down
  1. 2. What did/do most people believe Zachary Taylor died from?
  2. 3. What Mexican state did did the Mexican-American war begin in?
  3. 4. Zachary Taylor was a ____ ____ from the Mexican-American war.
  4. 6. Who though manifest destiny, when it was first used, was code for spreading slavery?
  5. 7. Southern states were threatening to _____ if slavery wasn't allowed in the new western states.
  6. 8. Who was the president during the Mexican American war?
  7. 15. Who created the compromise of 1850?