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Mexican and American War
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American Colonization in Texas
Stephen F. Austin and many other people starts getting free land in Texas as long as they go by Mexican law, such as banningslavery. -
Colonization Ban
Mexico bans further American immigrants from settling their because they were not going by their laws -
Start of Texas Revolution
When the Mexican army tried to take away a cannon from the rebels they stood their ground with a flag that read '' Come and take it,'' The rebels won. -
Alamo and Goliad
Mexico attacks with a large force and wins the Alamo battle and the followin Goliad executing 350 Texans that surrendered, which angered the Texans. -
Loss of Santa Anna's army
After the two battles Santa Anna's army was resting when they were quickly ambushed by the Texan Houston army yelling, ''Remember the Alamo, remember the Goliad.'' -
Texan snd Mexican Peace Treaty
Mexico finally signs a peace treaty to end the Texas Revolution. -
Manifest Destiny
John O' Sullivan wrote that it was America's ''Manisfest destiny'' to expand from all East to West. -
War Starts (again)
America expanding Westward led to dispute between the Mexican Californian land and America. America offered 30 million to pay for modern day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and some of Colorado and New Mexico, and the texans refused. But the Americans stood their ground and Congress declared war. -
Bear Flag Revolt
Some early settlers in California, with Manifest Destiny in their heart, seized Sonoma and the rebels had a grizzley bear facing a red star. -
Fall of California From Mexico
When American troops arrived from the East, major cities in California was caimed by the Americans -
Fall of Mexico City
After succeeding in Veracruz the Americans pushed the Mexicans all the way to Mexico City, where they won and Santa Anna fled -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A peace treaty that officially ended the Mexican and American War while forcing Mexico to give America a lot of its Northern territory.