MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

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Across
  1. 6. Term for America's belief that it was destined to expand across the continent.
  2. 7. an area of land that is controlled by a government
  3. 9. A key battle in Northern Mexico where General Taylor defeated a larger Mexican army.
  4. 10. The U.S. President who was a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny and provoked the war.
Down
  1. 1. The river that Mexico claimed as the border with Texas.
  2. 2. the armed forces of a country, made up of soldiers, sailors, and other personnel who defend the nation against threats
  3. 3. The U.S. general who led the successful campaign to capture Mexico City.
  4. 4. The U.S. general who secured northern Mexico during the war.
  5. 5. The independent republic that the U.S. annexed in 1845.
  6. 6. The major city that General Scott's forces captured to effectively end the war.
  7. 8. The treaty that officially ended the war.