Pre/Post Mexican American War

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Across
  1. 1. Mexico claimed that Texas ended at the ____ River
  2. 4. Some Irish immigrants who joined the army did this after realizing they had more in common with the Mexicans
  3. 5. The act that gave 160 acres of newly purchased government land to anyone who'd life there for 5 years
  4. 6. Abolitionist believed that the taking of Mexican land would expand ____
  5. 7. The areas Native Americans were moved on to
  6. 9. What was fought over during the Mexican-American war
  7. 10. The last name of the president during the war
  8. 11. A political party that greatly opposed the war
Down
  1. 2. The nickname given to African-Americans who moved west to claim free land (plural)
  2. 3. The American government ____ land from the Mexican government instead of taking it, to preserve their image
  3. 8. The acquisition of new land increased ____ between Democrats and Republicans