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Chapter 13 Western Expansion 1830-1848

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  • 1821

    1821
    Mexico gains independence from Spain

  • 1836

    1836
    Americans are defeated at the Alamo

  • 1841

    1841
    John Tyler becomes president

  • 1842

    1842
    Americans and British agree to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty

  • 1845

    1845
    United States annexes Texas

  • 1846

    1846
    Mexican American War begins

  • 1848

    1848
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican American war

  • 1853

    1853
    With the Gadsden Purchase the United States acquires an additional 30,00 square miles from Mexico