1. TEXAS Emma Schechter Mr. Ullman, 5 th grade May, 13, 2011

4. Spain France Mexico Independent Republic Texas in the confederation Texas in the United States

10. Remember The Alamo! Many of the defenders were adventures who saw this an opportunity to serve Texas. Very few of them were actually from Texas, they came from 18 states in the United States. Fighting along side the Texians were the Tejanos , people of Spanish or Mexicans descendent who lived in the area prior the Anglo settlement; they lived on large ranches in the Texas territory, and the slaves owned by some of the men. Degüello is the first-person singular present tense of degollar , a verb that means to cut the throat . More figuratively, it means give no quarter . It signifies the act of beheading or throat-cutting and in Spanish history became associated with the battle music, which, in different versions, meant complete destruction of the enemy without mercy.

12. Which modern day states and part of states make up this territory The Rio Grande river, Part of New Mexico, Part of Colorado, Part of Wyoming, Oklahoma, Louisiana.