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Mexican State of Coahuila-Texas  (G)

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"The rebellion led to the independent Republic of Texas" (G)

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1845 (G)

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Battle of San Jacinto (which is where it was):

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Battle of San Jacinto (which is where it was):

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April 21,1836 (G)

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Former church and military post San Antonio  (H)

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Mexico won its independence from Spain in

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Mexico won its independence from Spain in

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1821
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Why is Texas nicknamed the lone state star?:

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Why is Texas nicknamed the lone state star?:

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There is a lone star on their flag to symbolize that Texas is independent and does things their own way (F)

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Cause: Mexican officials had no way of controlling what people did in Texas.
Effect:American settlers basically governed themselves.
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In the battle of San Jacinto, General Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans causing Texas to become part of America. (G)

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WHO caused Mexico and Texas and to be mad at their government

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WHO caused Mexico and Texas and to be mad at their government

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (B)

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WHO lead the Texians in the Texas Revolution? 

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WHO lead the Texians in the Texas Revolution? 

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Sam Housten (B)

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Some of the Mexican army surrounded a few hundred Texian soldiers and asked them to surrender. Since none did, the soldiers shot them all. (B)

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Cause: The Texain Soldiers were all killed at the Alamo
Effect: "Remember the Alamo" became a rallying cry all over America (A)

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Why was James Polk thinking about how he could add California to the United States

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Why was James Polk thinking about how he could add California to the United States

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When he ran for president, he promised to expand american territory.
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Who did California belong to before the United States?

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Who did California belong to before the United States?

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California belonged to Mexico.
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When did war break out between america and Mexico?

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When did war break out between america and Mexico?

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1846
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"...banning American immigration, it also taxed American goods, and banned the import of new slaves."  said Moby from BrainPop (F)

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna became president in 1833

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna became president in 1833

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He nullified the constitution to become president for life. (F)

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna  nullified the constitution to become president for life. This caused people to sense a fight coming. Some people wanted to unite with the US, other wanted to fight and become an independent nation. There were also people who just wanted to protect their land and livelihoods.(F)

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Mexican soldiers finally got through the fort's walls after two weeks of Travis's men fighting them off. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna said at the beginning that he would not leave a single Texian alive, and he did not. (F)

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Texian leaders met and declared their independence. They called it the Republic of Texas. (F)

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna killed 400 prisoners of war. He pilled them up and burned their bodies. He left the vultures to eat them. (F)

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What did President James K' Polk do that no president had done before him?:

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What did President James K' Polk do that no president had done before him?:

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"He governed a United States that stretched from coast to coast.
After President PoIk settled an argument with Britain about the
U. S.-Canadian border, the united states got the land that is now Oregon and Washington." stated a link named 'Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War.' (H)

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his troops were sleeping when they were woken by gunshots and cries of "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!"

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was captured the next day. He had to negotiate for his life. It took weeks, but they eventually Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna signed the Treaties of Velasco. (F)

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had to convince officials from Texas to recognize the Republic of Texas. The officials did not want. (F)

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More Americans arrived and Tejanos left. As the result, Texas became the 28th state of the US in 1845. It also touched off the Mexican American War (F)

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WHO asked for the start of the war and WHO declared the war?

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WHO asked for the start of the war and WHO declared the war?

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President James K. Polk asked for the start of the war, and congress declared the war.

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WHAT states did the US get from the Mexian-American war?

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WHAT states did the US get from the Mexian-American war?

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The US got California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado

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Cause: The Americans won the Mexican-American war
Effect: We now have California, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico