The War with Mexico, 1846-1848

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  1. 3. President Polk offered to get rid of this for Mexico if they would recognize the Rio Grande as the boundary between the US and Mexico
  2. 5. the country that won the Spanish American War
  3. 6. the most hated man to ever hold the office of president
  4. 8. California became this kind of state after the war
  5. 9. This man was possibly the greatest general in our country's history
  6. 11. Who defeated the Mexicans at Palo Alto
  7. 12. man who believed the Spanish American War was unnecessary
  8. 13. New Mexico and Arizona were given the choice between this and freedom as territories
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  1. 1. Manifest destiny was the belief that people wanted to expand the country to this direction
  2. 2. On May 13, 1846 Congress declared war with this country
  3. 4. President of the Confederate States of America
  4. 6. the 14th President of the US
  5. 7. Mexico refused to recognize this state when it was added to the US in 1845
  6. 9. This village near Mexico City ended tensions between the US and Mexico
  7. 10. the 12th President of the US