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The Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased 828,000 square miles from France. This would double the size of the young United States. Thomas Jefferson pulled off this huge land deal for $15,000,000 -
Adams Onis Treaty
The Adams Onis Treaty was sometimes referred to as The Florida Treaty. It fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase as beginning at the mouth of the Sabine River and running along its south and west bank to the 32 parallel and then directy towards the Red River. -
Declaration for Texas
This declaration was adopted by the Consultation at San Felipe. since the osilities had already begun and troops were marching against San Antonio, the Consultation had to justify the war. -
The Alamo
On February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Antonio López de Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught them by surprise. Undaunted, the Texians and Tejanos prepared to defend the Alamo together. The defenders held out for 13 days. -
Texan Independence
This was the millitary conflict between the government of Mexico and the Texan colonists. Open warfare begen on October 2, 1835, with the Battle of Gonzales. The Rupublic of Texas was formed after the last battle on April 21, 1836. -
The Battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston launchs his suprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Santa Anna along the San Jacinto River. The citizens of the so-called Lone Star Repubic elected Sam Houston as President and endorsed the enterance of Texas into the United States. -
Oregon Trail
1,000 men, women, and children boarded their wagons and traveled 2,000 miles from Elm Grove, Missouri. They were led by a Presbyterian Missionary by the name of Elijah White. -
War Threats Over Texas
Santa Anna threatens to go to war with the U.S. if Texas is annexed. Mexico goverment refused to achknowed all the soveirgnty of Texas. -
Calhoun Holds Up Texas
John Calhoun learns that the prominent Globe newspaper is about to endorse Martin Van Buren for president. Calhoun opposes Van Buren and arranges to delay a Texas annexation treaty and make it so pro-slavery that no one from the North can support . -
Texas Offered Statehood
The British did not want to add Texas to their Empire. However, they did want to prevent westward expansion of the United States. The policy between Great Britain and Texas concerns the U.S. to push for annexation. -
Texas Statehood
Texas was annexed by the U.S. becoming the 28th state. Border disputes still continue with Texas and Mexico. -
Texas Enters the Union
The citizens of Texas elected Sam Houston Pesident but also endorsed the entrance of Texas into the Union. The likelihood of Texas joining the Union as a slave state delayed any formal action by the U.S. Congress for more than a decade. -
House Debates War
President Polk had been planning on declaring war against Mexico for almost a week. He sends a war message to Congress on the first working day after hearing of the sixteen American casualties near the Rio Grande in Texas. The House was allowed 2 hours to debate the bill. It gets passed. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty was officially titled The Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic. The treaty was signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa of Guadalupe Hidalgo between the U.S. and Mexico that ended the Meican-Amercian War. -
Free Soil Party
Anti-slavery members of the Whig and Liberty parties join to form the Free Soil Party. This party opposes the expansion of slavery into the newly acquired western territories. The party nominates Martin Van Buren as its candidate in the 1848 election; Van Buren wins, then splitting the Democratic base and facilitating the election of Mexican-American War hero and Whig candidate Zachary Taylor to the presidency.
