The Mexican-American War Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. Mexico gave up this large portion of territory
  2. 6. Mexico and the U.S. disagreed over the _______ of Texas
  3. 7. Texas declared their _____ from Mexico in 1836
  4. 9. general of the U.S. forces who won the Battle of Buena Vista
  5. 10. The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
  6. 11. mexico claimed that the Texas border was at the _____ River
  7. 13. In 1845, Texas joined the U.S. as a ________
  8. 15. Leader of the Mexican forces during the war
Down
  1. 1. the U.S. claimed that the Texas border was at the _____ River
  2. 2. The belief that American culture should spread across the entire continent
  3. 3. The first President of Texas
  4. 4. in the treaty, Mexico agreed to the border of Texas at the Rio Grande ____
  5. 8. president of the U.S. during the Mexican-American War
  6. 12. U.S. General who captured Mexico City, forcing them to surrender
  7. 14. The Mexican-American war was fought over this territory