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Who was the president during the Mexican-American war?
James K. Polk
What was the disputed territory called?
Texas
Which battle is the most famous one of the Texas Revolution?
The Alamo
What were people from America that lived in Texas called?
Anglo-Saxons
Who was the leader of Mexico during the Mexican-American war?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
List at least three states that were added to the United States as a result of the war?
Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma
What seige led to one of Mexico's biggest port cities and later the capture of Mexico City itself?
Seige of Veracruz
What were those who led families to Texas called?
Empresarios
Who was considered the father of Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Between what two rivers was the disputed territory?
Nueces and Rio Grande
Final battle of the Texan Revolution?
Battle of San Jacinto
What ideology inspired the desire for more land and the war?
Manifest Destiny
Who led the seige that resulted in the capture of Santa Anna? (also end of war)
Winfield Scott
What Mexican state was seiged towards the end of the war?
Veracruz
What is the name of the fight that started the Mexican-American war? (not exactly a battle)
The Thorton Affair
What treaty ended the war?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo