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Also known as the "Transcontinental Treaty". It was a treaty between the United Sates and Spain in 1819 that caded Florida to the U.S and defined the boundary between the U.S and New Spain
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Was the formal Declararion of Independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution, signed the following after mistakes were noted in the text.
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A pivotal event in the Texas Revolution
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Began when colonist in the Mexican province of Texas rebelled against the increasingly centralist mexican government.
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The war had only lasted 18 minutes led by the general sam houston.
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54 degrees, 40 minutes, or fight. a popular slogan that led Polk to victory against all odds.
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When James K. Polk accepted the Democratic party's nomination for presidency, he was not very known. He suprised everyone when he campaigned vigorously and won presidency on November, 5, 1844. He was called a "Dark horse" canidate because he wasnt expected to beat his opponent.
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After declaring their independence from the republic of Mexico in 1836, the vast majority of Texas citizens favored the annexation of the Lone Star Republic by the United States