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Captain Robert Gray
He reached the mouth of the Columbia River -
Mexico
Mexico became independent -
Mexico
Adopted a republican constituition that declared rights for all mexicans -
New York
Smith and his growing number of converts left New York -
Sutter's Fort
Sutter's Fort established -
American Fur Trade
the era of American fur trading in the Pacific Northwest was drawing to a close -
Pioneers
Pioneers begin traveling West on the Oregon Trail -
Murder of Smith
an anti-mob Smith -
United Sates and Texas
United States annexs Texas -
Mexican War
United States wins the Mexican War -
gold rush
Cali gold rush begins -
immigrants in Cali
about 20,000 immigrants arrived in Cali -
Cali is a State
Cali became the 31st state -
Gadsden Ourchase
Gadsden Purchase establishes the southwestern US border -
Texas Colony
Stephen F. Austin started a Texas Colony on the lower Colorado River