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This purchase allowed the U.S. to buy Flordia from Spain. This treaty was created after Andrew Jackson invaded the area.
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Miguel Hidlago revolted against the Spanish in hope for independence. It failed until the rebellion grew in 1810. It wasnt until then that Mexico became independent.
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Stephen Austin (an American Colonizer in TExas) started a colony by the Colorado River. The first 300 families that lived there are known as the "Old Three Hundred"
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The Mexicans adopted a Republican Constitution to declare rights for them.
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The Americans had to follow Mexican laws and Mexicans abolished slavery. THis made Americans really unhappy.
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The Mexicans banned further settlements of Americans
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The Texans declared independence from Mexico. It was then that the new republic of Texas was born
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Texas and Mexico signed a peace treaty in 1844.
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Slaves were added in Texas, making it a slave state.
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This treaty ended the Mexican-American War.The United States paid more than 15 million dollars to the Mexicans
