To take territory and join it to a state or country.

A law passed by Congress in 1820 that allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state while Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.

The belief that the United States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean.

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Chapter 8, Lesson 2

The Lone Star State

Term	Definition
Vaquero	A Mexican cowboy.
Annex	To take territory and join it to a state or country.
Missouri Compromise	A law passed by Congress in 1820 that allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state while Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.
Manifest Destiny	The belief that the United States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean.