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The Louisiana Purchase was the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French Republic. It withhold 530,000,000 acres- coming to a total of $15M. -
- The New Encyclopedia of the American West -
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Feb 1816-Jan 1836
-Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
(1829-1831) The Petticoat Affair was a conflict which was largely between the wives of the cabinet members, who refused to associate with Secretary of War John Henry Eaton and his wife, Peggy Eaton, due to rumors the two of them had carried on an affair while Peggy was still married to her first husband. -
They encouraged immigration from Mexico and European countries, placed more restrictions on slavery, and increased military presence in the region. -
President Santa Anna became the president of Mexico
-He was best known for serving as the president four times before becoming a military backed dictator. -
The Declaration of Independence is signed creating the Republic of Texas, Alamo falls. -
In 1845 Texas was annexed into the United States and on February 19, 1846, Austin formally became the state's capital. -
Two-session meeting of pro slavery Southerners in the United States. John C. Calhoun initiated the drive for a meeting when he urged Mississippi to call for a convention. -
The bill guaranteed all citizens, regardless of color, access to accommodations, theaters, public schools, churches, and cemeteries. -
(1876-1877) It was a series of battles and negotiations that occurred in 1876 and 1877 in an alliance of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne against the United States -
The opening ceremony took place in May 1888, but the building didn't reach completion until late November of that year with the placement of the Goddess of Liberty atop the dome. -
The commission was established to oversee the rates and operations of railroads, wharves, terminals, and express companies. -
Oil was accidentally discovered by the American Well Prospecting Company on a water-prospecting trip in Corsicana. -
(Aug 27,1900-Sep 12,1900)
- The Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood. One of the deadliest natural disaster in the US History. -
Troops sent men to Mexican Border for national security purposes. (1910-1919) -
Pioneering pilot Lieutenant Benjamin Foulois brought the new plane to San Antonio and publicly demonstrated it in flight on March 2 at Fort Sam Houston.