Explain in 3 paragraphs how Texas became a US State:
1st Paragraph (Move to Texas)
Include words: Stephen Austin, Cotton, Slavery, Religion
2nd Paragraph (Texas War for Independence)
Include words: Immigration, Santa Anna, Federalist, Declaration of Causes, Expelled, Alamo, Sam Houston, Battle of San Jacinto, “Remember the Alamo”
3rd Paragraph (Texas Annexation)
Include words: Manifest Destiny, Republic of Texas, Andrew Jackson, Van Buren, Tyler, Annexation, Polk, December 1845.
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Extra Credit:
Explain how Oregon became US Territory.
Use words: 54 40, Britain, 49 Parallel, Expansionist, Polk