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Becknell and other traders made a new route to Santa Fe Trail. Many poineers made a big profit.
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Stephen attracted 300 families to his settlement. These original ssettelers were called The Old 300.
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Mormons were first in New York the were driven out to Utah. Mormons practice polygamy and lived in close communities, worked hard, and shared their goods.
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Austin listed a list of requested reforms and the Mexican president agreed to most of them. But if all of austins Requests were not met we would break out of Mexican rule.
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After 12 days on the 13th day Santa Anna took over the Almo. All survivors were executed.
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Texans meet at Washington-on-the-Brazons to decide what to do about Santa Anna. They decided to declare Texas A free and Independence,
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Texas made a officail flag of the indepedent nation. The Lone Star Republic was a nickname.
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Texas government asked Congress to annex. But the congress said no because some had feared thta Texas would become a slave state and would lead to war with Mexico.
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An anti-Morrmon mob killed Joseph Smith. And Brigham Young became the next mormon leader.
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Mexican army ambushes an American patrol. Two days later congress declares war.
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In northern California staged a revolt. They made flag that had a crude grizzly bear.
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4,800 American troops met Santa Anna's army of 15,000 soldiers. After two days Santa Anna retreated.
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John Marshall a carpenter that was building a sawmill saw a shiny stone ina nearby river. It turns it was gold which lead one of the biggest migrations
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the war and which gave America about one half of the Mexican land. They agreed for the border to be Rio Grande.
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People from all over rushed to California to find gold. This is where people got everything or nothing.
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Mexico sold one last strip of land for $10 million. Gadsden purchase is now presemt day part of New Mexico and Arizona.
