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