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Mexican-American war
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Texas Admitted to the Union
President John Tylor Admits texas to the Union. -
U.S. Trys To Buy Land (Sidell and Polk)
Polk sends John Sidell to mexico with instrustions to try to buy New Mexico and California. It failed. -
U.S. Troops Stationed at Disputed Border
General Taylor's army marches south towards the land claimed by both the U.S. and Mexico -
Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
Taylors army win both battles and forces the mexican army back across the Rio Grande -
U.S. Declares War
Polk gets Taylors letter and asks the U.S. congress to declare war on Mexico. -
Mexico City Surrendered
U.S. ocupies Mexico city -
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
Negotiators sign the treaty between U.S. and mexico
