USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -These events brought within the control of the United States the future states of Texas, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Washington, and Oregon, as well as portions of what would later become Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, and Montana.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spanish and Indigenous immigrants, primarily from northeastern provinces of New Spain, began to settle Texas in the late 17th century. The Spanish constructed chains of missions and presidios in what is today Louisiana, east Texas, and south Texas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Awadh. Awadh was annexed by the British under the pretext of ‘misgovernment of the Nawab.