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The Louisiana Purchase | A purchase by the US from France of the huge Louisiana Territory in 1803 for $15,000,000. Thomas Jefferson made this decision. |
Territory | An area or land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | Emperor of the French from 104-1814. French military and political leader. |
Criticism | To disapprove |
Annex | Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document. |
Anglo | A white, English-speaking American as distinct from a Hispanic American |
Texas War for Independence | Texas Revolution began with the battle of Gonzales in Oct. 1835 and ended with the battle San Jacinto on April 21 1836 |
Manifest Destiny | the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. |
Diplomacy | The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad |
The Alamo | The Alamo was a place in Texas where there was a battle between a small group of U.S. soldiers and a large Mexican army. The U.S. soldiers were all killed. |