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France wouldn't allow the U.S. to use New Orleans and unfortunately the U.S. needed New Orleans because they wanted access from MS River to Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Finally France sold LA to U.S. for $15 million.
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Their goal was to discover information about geography, people and natural resources. They met a shosone named Sacayawea, who helped them to gather food and communicate wth others.
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Texas had a war to become independent from Mexico. Texas won independence however, founded difficult to run a government. It wanted to become part of the U.S.
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After America admitted Texas to the Union, a war broke out with Mexico because of the border dispute.
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When U.S was ready to claim Oregon for it's self, and after a lot of negotiation. The Britain's chose to avoid war and accept the deal.
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Right before the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed U.S forces took control of most of California in 1846, but on 1849 California became a state.
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It was an agreement between the United States and Mexico. Where the U.S payed Mexico $10 million for a 29, 679 square miles portion of Mexico, which is now Arizona and New Mexico.
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The war started bc the border dispute. It lasted from 1846-1848. U.S ended up paying Mexico $18M for the territory
