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The United States successfully accepts Texas from Mexico.
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Predient Polk sends John Slidell to Mexico with instructions to buy California and New Mexico.
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U.S. General Taylor moves his troops past the Nueces river, moving into disputed territory.
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President Polk asks the U.S. Congress to declare war on Mexico.
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U.S. troops, in an effort to cut off Northern Mexico, conquer the city of Monterrey.
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The U.S. army conquers and occupies Mexico CIty
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Mexico signs a treaty with the U.S. which makes Mexico cede 55% of its territory to the U.S. in exchange for fifteen million dollars.
