Hello 8th graders,

Let's begin our study of the Mexican-American War with a visit by our BrainPop friends Tim & Moby. (Username: centralmiddle and Password: central.)

Now let's review what we have learned in class with this crossword puzzle activity. Please write your answers on the handout. Click on the numbered links below to fill in the spaces. Please note that spaces between words have been removed. For example, Manifest Destiny would be written: ManifestDestiny on the puzzle. If you cannot complete the puzzle from the links, use the clues on the back of your puzzle handout.

ACROSS:

1. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/mexican-war/battle-vera-cruz.htm

2. http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=218248

8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna

11. http://www.jmisc.net/whigs.htm
15. http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/vallejo.html

19. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/dwe/16336.htm
20. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaps

21. http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/manifest_destiny_overview.html
22. http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/houses/pueblo.html
23. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/zt12.html

DOWN
1. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0814_030815_cowboys.html
2. http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0819639.html
4. http://www.californios.us/ca/
5. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0819974.html
6. http://www.jameskpolk.com/new/
7. http://www.ppsa.com/magazine/NMtimeline.html
9. http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9477216
10. http://rip.physics.unk.edu/Kearney/SWK.html
12. http://www.gadsdenpurchase.com/
13. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-s/r-stockn.htm
14. http://www.mymerced.com/bearflagrevolt.html
15. http://www.pershingms.org/MTT/MexicanCession.htm
16. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/reform/buena_1
17. http://missions.bgmm.com/
18. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/hclay/hclay.htm