This future state declared its independence in 1836 during a war with Mexico
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the territory Mexico ceded at the end of the war, would form the future U.S. states 
of ... westward movement and dynamic expansionism of the United States during
... [DOC] [TLE] Texas Declaration of Independence - Lone Star Junction [PAR] Its urgency was paramount, because while it was being prepared, the Alamo in 
San ... of the Convention of 1836 on March 1, a committee of five of its delegates 
were ... the document parallels somewhat that of the United States, signed almost 
... political connection with the Mexican people, and assuming an independent... [DOC] [TLE] Annexing Texas - Boundless [PAR] Examine the economic motivations behind the Mexico and Texas war and the ...