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Period: to
1812-1848
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Florida purchase
It permitted the U.S. to purchase the florida territory -
mexico became independent
Steven Austin agrees to follow mexican request -
mexico abolished slavery
They had to follow mexican laws -
Lone star republic
Sam Houston was president -
Election of 1844
James K polk became president and the Manifest Destiny became gov. policy -
Texas annexed
It became a slave state -
Coined by John O' Sulivan
It was clear that america would strech from sea to shining sea -
Oregon courntry to US
The fate of the oregon territory was one of the major diplomatic issues -
continue to fight
The U.S. continued to fight wiht mexico -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
It ended mexican and american war
