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Manifest Denstiy
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Louisiana Purchase
France and Britain were about to have war, and the French almost lost the war, so they sold the Louisiana Purchase to the America for 15 million dollars. -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark discovered Oregon and the pioneers in Oregon said it was the perfect place to farm. -
Florida
Andrew Jackson started to kill Mexicans in Florida so it could be a USA territory. -
Texas
Americans went toTexas and they granted Austin the right to have a colony there. There were tensions between the Americans and Mexicans because there were more Americans. -
Alamo
Clip from the movie "The Alamo"
The Mexicans beat the Americans at the Battle of the Alamo. Afterwards the Americans beat the Mexicans at the battle of San Jactinto River. -
Santa Anna's Army
In 1836, Santa Anne's Army reached San Antonio, Texas and started a war. -
President Polk
Presdient Polk decided to give Britain half of Oregon that is now part of Canada. -
Treaty
Mexico and the USA signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo they got the Mexican cession the present day States of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico for $15,000,000. -
War with Mexico.
The Mexicans invade Texas because they couldn't agree on a border and wanted them out.