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Texas enters the union looking for political security, while the Americans are enthralled with the new farm land they recieve.
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President Polk sends John Sidell to try to purchase New Mexicao and Cslifornia. This is leaked to the press, who believe the Mexican President Herrera is about to sell Mexican land, and label him a traitor. Becuase of this, President Herrera refuses to meet with Sidell.
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In his annual adress to Congress, Polk starts a case suporting the United States going to war with Mexico.
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President James Polk asks Congress to declare war on Mexico.
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After being beten in both Contreras and Churubusco, the Mexican Army retreats two miles away from the city. This is the last line of defense before Mexico City, but General Antonio León could not hold down the fort, so to speak, prompting the US invasion of Mexico City.
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The Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo is ratafie by the United States Senate, bringing the war to a close.
