Mexican War by Matthew Austin

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Across
  1. 5. Last name of Polk's favorite general
  2. 7. A country where they wanted to expand into Mexixo, consisted of mainly US colonizers
  3. 8. Lone _____ Republic
  4. 11. A fort at which the Mexicans won at
  5. 13. One River that caused the border dispute
  6. 14. Last name of the guy who mainly doubted the war
  7. 16. One River that caused the border dispute
  8. 17. State that led to Texas being added, this state is a free state on the pacific
Down
  1. 1. State gained by the war, has Denver
  2. 2. Mexican Dictator during the war
  3. 3. Who Polk wanted to be
  4. 4. Manifest ______
  5. 6. Main believed cause of the war
  6. 9. a main dispute between Texas and Mexico
  7. 10. Provokers of the war
  8. 12. Main animal on California's flag
  9. 15. US president at the time