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Manifest Destiny

By cbracken22
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    Manifest Destiny

  • Battle of the Alamo begins

  • Texas Independence

    Key figures: Sam Houston and Steven Austin

  • Battle of the Alamo ends

  • Polk is elected president

  • Slidell Mission

    • US wanted Mexican recognition of the Rio Grande River as the Tx-US border- US would purchase NM area for $5 mil- wanted california too

  • Doomed Donner Party

  • Wilmot Priviso

  • Mexican Army kills 11 American soldiers while crossing Rio Grande

  • Mexican War begins

  • Treaty with British to divide Oregon

    Oregon territory was divided at the 49th parallel, treaty signed with the British

  • Zachary Taylor won battle at Buena Vista

  • Bombardment of Vera Cruz

  • General Scott enters Mexico City

  • Mexican Cession

  • Gold Rush of 1848

    • SanFran grew from 1000 people in 1848 to 50,000 by 1849- California applied to be a free state in 1849

  • Mexican War ends

  • Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo

    • forced upon Mexico- gave claims to texas above rio grande river- mexico gave US, Cali and New mexico- U.S gave Mexico $15 mil and assumed the claims of American citizens against Mexico