The Mexican-American War

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Across
  1. 5. American explorer and military officer in California, John C.
  2. 6. Mexican fortress captured by American troops
  3. 7. State whose annexation sparked the Mexican-American war
  4. 13. Fort where Texan defenders were killed by Mexican forces
  5. 15. Territory ceded to the U.S., including present-day Arizona
  6. 18. Country against which the U.S. fought the war
  7. 19. American general who captured Mexico City, Winfield
  8. 20. of Guadalupe Hidalgo, agreement that ended the war
Down
  1. 1. This man defeated the Mexican army at San Jacinto, Sam
  2. 2. Mexican port city occupied by American forces
  3. 3. President who led the U.S. during the war, James K.
  4. 4. Leader of the Texas Revolution, Sam
  5. 8. Mexican general and president
  6. 9. Purchase, acquisition of additional Mexican territory after the war
  7. 10. River claimed as the southern border of Texas
  8. 11. American general who won the Battle of Buena Vista, Zachary
  9. 12. Territory ceded to the U.S. after the war
  10. 14. Destiny, belief in American expansion that fueled the war
  11. 16. Proviso that would ban slavery in all territories taken from Mexico but failed
  12. 17. Rush in California, accelerated by the war's outcome