Across
- 2. Who laid siege to Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle?
- 5. U.S. troops led by Gen. Winfield Scott captured this city
- 7. Who double-crossed Polk by leading the Mexican army into battle?
- 12. At which river was the first conflict of the war?
- 13. For how many million dollars did Mexico sell California and all of it's territory north of the Rio Grande?
- 15. James K. Polk believed the U.S. had this
Down
- 1. The first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil
- 3. About how many U.S. soldiers did Mexican cavalry kill on April 25, 1846?
- 4. Where was Santa Anna exiled to?
- 6. What did Texas have that caused it to not be admitted to the Union immedietly
- 8. How much land did Mexico lose because of the Mexican-American war?
- 9. On May 13, ________ declared war
- 10. The expansionist-minded president
- 11. What city did U.S. forces led by Col. Kearny capture in September?
- 14. What did the Mexican government warn Texas that attempting to annex would lead to?
