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In order to defend the land from hostile natives, the spaniash Government ordered huge tracts of land to Empresarios.
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William Becknell pioneers a trail that becomes kown as the Santa Fe trail.
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Jedidiah Smith is attacked by a grizzly bear while leading a party through the Rockie Mountians, ripping his skin and injuring him badly. Jedidiah Smith
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William Henry Ashley creats the rendezvous system, every year from 1825 to 1840 so that traders and trappers couldmeet and trade items.
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Mexico outlaws slavery making slave owners angry.
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Jedidiah smith, a famous mountain man, dies exploring the Santa Fe trail
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Santa Anna jails Moses Austin when he learnes Austin would support breaking away from Mexican rule.
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Houston Charged Santa Anna at San Jacinto screaming "Remember the Alamo" within 18 minutes Houston killed half of Santa Anna's army,Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty giving Texas it's freedom and ending the war.
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The Oreon Trail starts to be traveled by missionaries such as Marcus and Narcissa Witman.
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Many Texans wanted to be apart of the United States but northerners feared that allowing Texas into the union would disrupt the balance of slave states and freestates or that it would lead to war with Mexico,Congress decided to not allow Texas into the union.
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Brigham Young moves his people out of Nauvoo to Salt Lake City in order for a place for his people to worship.
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Instead of fighting for all of Oregon Polk went for half of it, seperated by the 49th parallel where much of the United States and Canada shared their border.
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A Mexican unit crossed the Rio Grande, where America had stationed troops,and ambushed an American patrol. Polk declared war with america over the border line of Texas and Mexico.
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Taylor's army meets Santa Anna's army near a ranch called Buena Vista, Santa Anna had outnumbered Taylor 4,800 to 15,000. after two days of fighting Santa Anna retreated, and the war in the north Mexico was over.
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Jim Beckworth finds a pass through the Sierra Nevadas allowing thousands access to northern California.
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Joseph Smith creates the Curch of the Latter-Day saints.
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