This future state declared its independence in 1836 during a war with Mexico
The Texas war of independence ended on April 21, 1836, but Mexico... [DOC] [TLE] The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the ... [PAR] During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial ... 
control of the United States the future states of Texas, California, Nevada, New 
Mexico, ...