Manifest Destiny

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Across
  1. 4. only United States state that was once an independent nation
  2. 5. land territory acquired by the United States that Great Britain, Spain, Russia, and the United States all had land claims too
  3. 6. treaty between the United States and Mexico where the United States agreed to pay for massive amounts of Mexican land
  4. 7. Treaty that ended war between Mexico and America
  5. 9. expansionist president
  6. 10. Parallel that Polk settled on despite the "54 40 or Fight" campaign
Down
  1. 1. Mexican president whom the Texans largely disagreed with, led the attack on The Alamo
  2. 2. proposed law to make all land acquired from Mexico slave free
  3. 3. belief that the United States had the right to spread sea to shining sea
  4. 8. Mexican attack on a Texan leadership meeting place , pivotal battle