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# Texas (cont.) * **Trail of Tears:** Civilized tribes (Cherokee) were forced to move west. * **Texan Rebellion:** Mexican dictator Santa Anna * **Alamo:** Rebels held out in San Antonio for 13 days before being killed. * **Battle of San Jacinto:** Texans won, leading to Texas's independe...

# Texas (cont.) * **Trail of Tears:** Civilized tribes (Cherokee) were forced to move west. * **Texan Rebellion:** Mexican dictator Santa Anna * **Alamo:** Rebels held out in San Antonio for 13 days before being killed. * **Battle of San Jacinto:** Texans won, leading to Texas's independence. American cheer was "Remember the Alamo". * **Significance:** Santa Anna granted Texas independence. Andrew Jackson, however, did not admit it to the Union. * **Republic of Texas:** Texas's new name. * **Presidency of William Henry Harrison:** President's term was only one month long. * **Succession Dilemma:** What happened when a president died. * **John Tyler:** Became President after Harrison's death and annexed Texas to the Union. * **Mexican-American War:** The war started to acquire California. * **California:** Temporary name for California.