Feature Facts #24

Becomes the 28th state n the Union in 1845

Texas
the U.S. goes to war wit this nation due to the annexation of Texas.

Mexico
Name given to the republic after winning its independence from Mexico

Bear Flag Revolt
Treaty ending the Mexican War in 1848

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Land purchased from Mexico in the American southwest after the Mexican War

Mexican Cession
Southern Part of Arizona and New Mexico purchased in 1853 to build a railroad.

Gadsden Purchase
Religious settlers in Utah in the 1830's

Mormons
Nickname given to those who head west to California in search for gold

Forty-Niners

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Feature Facts #24

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Feature Facts #24

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