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Republic of Texas congreshional vote results in its anexation into the US expaning the influance of the US governmant.
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US troops comanded by Major General Zackery Taylor are under president Polk's oredrs to engage mexican forces and sieze disputed land settled by Mexicans.
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Twelve thousand American troops commanded by General Winfield Scott gain control of Vera Cruz, Mexico after a siege.
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Battle starts two miles out side the city, and when americans troops reached the city it had lready been abandoned my Santa Anna's troops.
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Pushed by Senator Henry Clay, California is now the 31st state, without slavery, and adds Utah and New Mexico as territories, The fugitive slave act was part of this agrement as well.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's Anti-slavery masterpiece "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published.
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The Kansas-Nebraska act becomes law, allowing the slavery to be decided by a vote of settlers. This creates the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
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Pro-slavery forces lead by Sheriff Samuel J. Jones burns the Free-State Hotel and destroy two anti-slavery newspapers and other businesses in Lawrence,
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Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people escalating to chaos, the 2nd Infantry and 3rd Artillery regiments commanded by Captain Nathanial Lyon attempted to restore order during the "Bleeding Kansas".
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John Brown is hanged for treason by the state of Virginia because he lead the raid on the Harper's Ferry armory and failed attempt to create revolt among Virginia slaves.
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Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln wins elections with an anti slavery
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Aberham Linkon orders 75,000 troops to combat secessionist in the confederate states.
