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Stephen Austin establishes a colony in Texas
Austin established a colony between the Brazos and Colorado rivers.
Austin issued 267 land grants to Texas's Old Three Hundred. -
Stephen Austin meets with Santa Anna
Meets to present petitions for greater self- government for Texas. -
Battle of Alamo
Austin vs. Santa Anna. Santa Anna won.
Austin refused to give Texas a self - government. -
treaty of velasco
Sam Houston forces Santa Anna to sign treaty after he is captured.
Granted independence for Texas. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Led by Sam Houston.
Defeated Santa Anna @ Battle of San Jacinto.
Killed 630 soldiers and captured Santa Anna. -
slidell's rejection
John Slidell was sent to Mexico to purchase California and New Mexico.
Mexican officials refused to receive him. -
us annexes texas
Sam Houston invits U.S. to annex Texas republic into U.S.
Problems of war with Mexico -
General Taylor marches to Rio Grande
Ordered General Taylor to blockade the Rio Grande.
Mexicans view the action as a violation of their rights. -
US declarees war on Mexico
Polk persuaded the House and Senate to go to war.
The vote of the House was 174 to 14, and the Senate was 40 to 2. -
gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, CA
Discovered by James Marshall.
Forty - niners rushed to the gold rush. -
Zachary Taylor elected president
Martin Van Buren vs. Zachary Taylor.
Democrats (Buren) vs. Whig(Taylor)
Taylor won. -
treaty of guadalupe ends war with mexico
Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande border for Texas and ceded New Mexico and California to U.S.
U.S. agreed to pay $15 million for the Mexican cession. -
California applies for statehood
Provoked protest in Congress.
California won statehood. -
Gasden Purchase
President Franklin Pierce authorized James Gasdsden to purchase territory south of the Gila River.
It established the current borders of the lower 48 states.
