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  1. 5. Mexican president and general who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War
  2. 8. 1853 treaty through which the US acquired land that is now part of Arizona and New Mexico
  3. 9. A country that lost significant territory to the US in the mid-19th century
  4. 10. The Texan general who led the battle of San Jacinto and later became the first president of the Republic of Texas
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  1. 1. Battle in which Texan forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas' independence
  2. 2. Short-lived rebellion in 1846 when American settlers in California declared independence as a republic
  3. 3. Mexican cowboys who played a key role in the cattle industry of the Southwest
  4. 4. Belief that the US was destined to expand across the continent
  5. 6. Mission in San Antonio, Texas, where a group of Texans fought against Mexican troops in 1836
  6. 7. An uprising or rebellion against an established authority or social order