Texas qualifies as such. It however, became a state in December of 1845, triggering the Mexican American War (1846-1848).
Texas did.
The united states didn't fight anyone for Texas directly, Texas fought Mexico for independence None however admitting the Republic of Texas as a state did lead to the Mexican American War.
Mexico is a country
Texas which they won (gained their independence from Mexico) and then asked the US to annex them and they were annexed in the Union as a slave state.
California
You mean New Mexico state or the country of Mexico?
New Mexico. Mexico is a country bordering the United States and New Mexico, a state in the the United States, has the same name. The only state in the US that has the name of a country that borders the US in it is New Mexico. The other country is Mexico.
HAHAHAHA the UNITED STATES never ever ever ever declared independance from Mexico.... Texas delcared independence and won and is the only state to have ever been its own country until joinin the union.
A colony refers to a puppet country that has no independence. A state refers to a country headed by the president and with independence.
It has remained independent from Spain since 1810.
Uh... Mexico is not a state. It is a country.
It's a country, New Mexico is a state!
New Mexico is a US State and Mexico is a soverign country that shares a border with the United States of America.