| A | B |
|---|
| Rio Grande | Boundary America believed for Texas |
| Nueces River | Boundary Mexico believed for Texas |
| James Polk | President who uses border dispute for his aggression |
| 1836 | Year of Texas independence from Mexico |
| 1846 | Year US declares war on Mexico |
| 1848 | Year war is won by America |
| Zachary Taylor | General who wins victories in Mexico and later becomes President |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican leader |
| California | Key state in this region |
| 1845 | Year Texas is admitted as a state |
| Manifest Destiny | Idea that fuels this war |
| Justify | Making something wrong seem right |
| Guadalupe Hidalgo | Treaty ending this war |
| $15 million | Sum give to Mexico for this region |
| Alta California | Mexican name for this territory |
| Cession | Giving up something like land |
| Foreign Relations | term describing how countries will form friendships |
