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He established a colony between the Brazos and Colorado rivers
12 years later, he was imprisoned by the Mexicans -
A mission in San Antonio, Texas, where Mexican forces massacre Texans.
Most memorated battle in Texas history in a fight between the U.S. and the Mexicans -
Texian Army defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a fight that lasted eighteen minutes.
This was Texian Revolution. -
Between Antonio López de Santa Anna of Mexico and the Republic of Texas after the Battle of San Jacinto.
Became an ending to the hostile behavior between Mexico and Texas. -
United States wanted to include the Texas republic into the United States.
Southerners extended slavery already in Texas. -
General Taylor has his troops march to Rio Grande, Mexico.
He did this to regain the territory. -
Slidell went to Mexico asking to purchase New Mexico and California. He was rejected of his request.
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American forces invaded New Mexico, the California Republic, and parts of what is currently northern Mexico.
This brough the idea of Manifest Destiny -
Ended the war and gave the U.S. 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory. The U.S. agreed to pay $15 million for the land of present day alifornia, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
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President Franklin Pierce allowed James Gasden to pay Mexico $10 million for another piece of territory.
James Gasden made the current borders of the lower 48 states and was the American representative for Mexico.
