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====United States of America====
At least that is what the Texans thought. The Mexican interpretation was that Santa Anna merely agreed to lobby for the independence of Texas back in Mexico City. Meanwhile the citizens of the new Republic of Texas were eager to fold up their "Lone Star Flag" and adopt the stars and stripes of the United States. Negotiations began almost immediately and in 1845 Texas joined the Union as the 28th state. The dispute of legitimacy became moot when Mexico and the U.S. became embroiled in a boundary in 1846. When the Mexican-American War ended in 1848 Mexico had lost about half of its territory, including the Republic of Texas, which may or may not have been theirs to lose to begin with.
====Confederate States of America====
[[File:Flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_(1861-1863).svg.png|left|thumbnail|250px|Confederate States of America flag (1861-63)]]
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