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StatehoodStatehood

General VocabularyPeople

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General VocabularyGeneral Vocabulary

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joint resolutionjoint resolution

To be approved by both houses in order to become a law

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legislative branchlegislative branchbranch of government that makes laws

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legislaturelegislatureGroup of lawmakers in the legislative branch that is divided into two separate groups; House of Representatives and Senate

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executive branchexecutive branchBranch that carries out the law and is lead by a chief executive

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chief executivechief executiveLeader of the executive branch•states have a governor•US has a president

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governorgovernorExecutive leader of a state

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lieutenant governorlieutenant governor

Second highest leader of the executive branch for states

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judicial branchjudicial branch

branch that interprets and applies the laws in the courts

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manifest destinymanifest destinyTerm used to describe westward expansion by the United States

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Mexican WarMexican WarIn 1846, after Texas became a state, U.S. and Mexico fought over the southern boundary. Mexico thought it was at the Nueces River. The United States thought the border was the Rio Grande River.

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Rio Grande RiverRio Grande River

Texas’ border with Mexico (according to Texas and the United States)

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Nueces RiverNueces RiverTexas’ border with Mexico (according to Mexico)

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Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Agreement between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War. It included the sale of Mexican lands between Texas and California to the United States.

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Compromise of 1850Compromise of 1850Texas accepted $10 million for disputed territory that later formed parts of New Mexico and Colorado

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PeoplePeople

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James K. PolkJames K. PolkU.S. President during the Mexican War

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Texas RangersTexas RangersGroup of lawmen who helped the US in the Mexican War (still exists today)

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Henry ClayHenry ClayUS Senator from Kentucky who came up with the Compromise of 1850

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General Zachary TaylorGeneral Zachary Taylor

General of the United States forces that fought in the Mexican War; he later served as President of the United States

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James P. HendersonJames P. Henderson

Governor of Texas who fought in the Mexican War

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StatehoodStatehoodIn 1845, Texas became a State in the country of the United

States thanks to a joint resolution of Congress. The state’s government was set up in three branches. The executive branch, led by the chief executive- the governor and lieutenant governor, who carry out the laws. The legislative branch made of the legislature make the laws and the judicial branch, made of the judges and court system.

People of the United States believed in manifest destiny which contributed to the Mexican War. The countries fought over what the southern border of Texas would be: the Nueces River or the Rio Grande River. The President during the Mexican War was James K. Polk. Zachary Taylor led the American troops and won with the help of the Texas Rangers and governor Henderson. Taylor later became President himself. The outcomes of the war were the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and Henry Clay’s Compromise of 1850.

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Shining Star BShining Star B• Pg 181 Vocabulary Pre-Reading• Pg 186-188 Texas declares

independence and The Lone Star Republic with timeline activity

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Shining Star CShining Star C• Pg 120-122 Words of Freedom:

Compare to Texas Independence and branches of govenment