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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What document combined Texas and Coahuila into one state?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Mexican Constitution of 1824
C
Grito de Delores
D
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States (1824) required each state to draft its own constitution. The state of Coahuila and the former Spanish province of Texas were combined as the state of Coahuila and Texas and the state’s constitution was promulgated in 1827.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first constitution of the Mexican republic was drafted after the demise of the short-lived monarchy of Agustin I, the first independent post-colonial state in Mexico after the Mexican War of Independence wrested control from Spain. This constitution was modeled on the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

Detailed explanation-3: -Constitution of 1827 In 1827, the combined state of Texas and Coahuila wrote their own constitution. Its government was comprised of a unicameral legislature, executive branch, and judicial branch. The legislature contained 12 deputies, two of which were elected by popular vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824, why were the areas of Texas and Coahuila merged into one state? Neither province had enough people to become a separate state in Mexico.

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