son of Spanish business owner who dreamed of starting a U.S. colony in Spanish Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico agreed to give up half of its territory in exchange for $15 million from the United States and promises of protection of Mexicans living in Texas
Lone Star Republic
nickname for the Republic of Texas
Sam Houston
commander of the Texas revolutionary army
The Alamo
Americans in Texas rebelled against the Mexican government in which an incident in a Spanish mission that turned into a bloody battle where all Texans who fought there were killed
Mexican Cession
present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Colorado and Wyoming
Manifest Destiny
belief that it was America's right and duty to spread the nation across the North American continent from coast to coast
Spain
European country who first colonized Florida in the 1500s
