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Austin moves 300 American families to Texas on empresarial grant. Later known as the "Old 300" **(Not really on January 1st I just couldn't find an exact date, but the year is acurate)
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Mexico declared independence from Spain, which left Texas as a Mexican province rather than a Spanish one, but Austin meets with Santa Ana in Mexico City to press for Texas independence.
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A fight between Mexican's and Texan's differences, their religion, slavery, and language, Texans were white, they spoke english and wanted slavery, and Mexico did not, they were all opposite. Fight started on October 2, 1835. Over 4,000 Texan's were killed
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The Texan army fights against the Mexican's and Santa Anna's army, and defeat them in the epic fight that lasted only 18 minutes. Santa Anna was caputred and held prisoner, then three weeks later signed the treaty that let him go, made the Mexican's leave, and declared Texas as independent.
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11th president of the United States (1845–1849). Was 49 when he was elected. Was a strong believer of slavery and manifest destiny, signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to put an end to the war seeing as that he aquried all the land he was going to get. Was a successful president in the sense of he acieved all his goals.
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Polk confronts congress in his idea of delcaring war on Mexico. Congress favors this idea. Polk ordered troops to settle between the Neuces and Rio Grande rivers
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Revolt against Mexico by American settlers in Mexican California, declared independence from Mexico but did not have a formal government. John C. Fremont stepped in and with others declared their land and raised a flag. Revolt lasted 26 days when at the end the US army came and ocupied the area then US anneded California.
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Kearney assumes control over Cali, and is later named senetor **(not excat date, but year is acurate)
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US troops storm into Mexico City and have the Mexican army surrounded at Chapuultepec Castle, hence the Battle of Chapultepec. Los Ninos heroes jump to their deaths instead of surrenduring to the Americans.
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Treaty is written,
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