Across
- 4. territory being fought over
- 8. how the US was able to win the battles of Resaca de la Palma and Palo Alto
- 9. treaty that ended the war
- 11. doctrine that rallied support for the war
- 12. the river the US wanted the border to be
- 14. the body of water the Rio Grande & Nueces Rivers flow into
- 15. Mexico agreed to sell this to the US after the war
- 16. one side of the war
- 17. one side of the war
Down
- 1. what the goal of the war was for the United States
- 2. the river Mexico wanted the border to be
- 3. to add (a territory) to one's own territory to form a larger country
- 5. president at the time of the Mexican-American War
- 6. amount Mexico sold territory to the US for after the war
- 7. general of the US military; would later become president
- 10. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
- 13. groups of soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback