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| California | Name the missing state. Texas became part of the U.S. in 1845. New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, _________ and parts of Colorado and Wyoming all became U.S. territory in 1848 as a result of War with Mexico. |
| Rio Grande | The river that forms a border between the United States and Mexico. |
| Texans | Name for Americans who settled in the Mexican territory of Texas in the 1820's & 1830's. |
| San Antonio | The city that was captured by the Texans; then retaken by Mexico when they attacked the Alamo. |
| Mexico | This is the country Texans struggled against for independence. |
| James Polk | This President supported Manifest Destiny. He instigated the War with Mexico so the United States could gain more territory. |
| Santa Anna | The last name of the man who became President of Mexico in 1833. He did not like Texans. |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | The agreement that ended War with Mexico. It set the border at the Rio Grande and gave American 500 million square miles of new territory including CA, NV, NM, AZ & UT. |
| Sam Houston | The commander-in-chief of the Texan forces. The first President of the Republic of Texas. Today, the biggest city in Texas bears his name. |
| the Alamo | This is the small mission in San Antonio where Texans were slaughtered by the Mexican Army in 1836. |
