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Mexico won Mexico from Spain
Mexican government welcomed Americans into Texas by offering cheap land -
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Acquisition of California
Mexico offered cheap land to American ranchers & Farmers to move to California -
Santa Anna Thought Angolos were a threat and had their leader Stephen F. Austin arrested
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Texans rebell against Mexican Government
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TExas revolution and Indenpendence from Mexico
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Texas won its independence from Mexico
the 2 sides disagreed over the territorial borderes of the republic of Texas -
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Texan republic
Texas was an independent nation: Sam Houston was the first president of the Republic of Texas -
Texas invited the USA to Annex them
the debate over slavery kept America from Annexing Texas -
The USA annexed the indpendent nation of Texas
Texas was addmitted into the Union it came in as a slave state -
The US settled a dispute with England to gain Oregon
Oregon was added to make northerns happy and it was added as a free state -
General Zachary Taylor crossed the Rio Grande River
this provoked the Mexico into war -
Mexican war broke out
California revolted and created an independent nation -
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Mexican American War
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the USA gained new lands in the SW by winning the Mexican-American war
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Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo
this ended the Mexican-American War -
California was Annexed by the USA
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Gold Rush Starts in Calfornia
