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President John Tylor Admits texas to the Union.
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Polk sends John Sidell to mexico with instrustions to try to buy New Mexico and California. It failed.
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General Taylor's army marches south towards the land claimed by both the U.S. and Mexico
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Taylors army win both battles and forces the mexican army back across the Rio Grande
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Polk gets Taylors letter and asks the U.S. congress to declare war on Mexico.
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U.S. ocupies Mexico city
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Negotiators sign the treaty between U.S. and mexico