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| the part of the government that carries out the laws |
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| second-highest ranking official in the Texas government |
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| elected to be the first governor of the state of Texas |
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| highest ranking officer in the state government |
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| approved by a majority of Texans in 1845 |
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| elected as president of a constitutional convention |
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| the part of the government that interprets the laws |
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| a government body that has the power to make or pass laws |
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| the part of the government that interprets the laws |
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| selected as one of the state's first two US Senators; served until 1859 |
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| general who led US army troops in the war with Mexico |
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| agreement in which Mexico surrendered all land between Texas and the Pacific Ocean |
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| a person who wanted to end slavery |
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| the idea that expansion of the united states to the Pacific Ocean was certain |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| ended the war with Mexico on February 2, 1848 |
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| that admitted California as a state, admitted New Mexico and Utah as territories and enacted the Fugitive Slave Law |
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| resident of United States when Compromise of 1850 was passed |
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| general during the War with Mexico |
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| proposed a compromise regarding the admission of California as a state |
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| required US citizens to help police officers in capturing escaped slaves |
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