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Cotton Gin
In 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which revoltionized the cotton industry by drastically reducing the amount of time it took to seperate cotton from its seeds. -
Canadian Rebelion
It was supported by such a small minority of Canadians that it never had a real chance of success, but yet hundreds of angery Americans, hoping to strike a blow for freedom against the hereditary enemy, furnished military supplies or volunteered for armed service. The Washington regime tried arduously, though futilely, to uphold its weak neutrality regulations. But again, as in the case of Texas, i simply could not enforce unpopular laws in the face of popular opposition. -
U.S. Annexes Texas
Aware of their opposition, Tyler despaired
of securing the needed two-thirds vote for a treaty in
the Senate. After a spirited debate, the resolution passed early in 1845 by the joint resolution arranged by, and Texas was formally invited to become the twentyeighth star on the American flag. Mexico angrily charged that the Americans had
despoiled it of Texas. This was to some extent true in 1836, but hardly true in 1845, for the area was no longer Mexico’s to be despoiled of. -
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Mexican War
The Mexican War was a small one. It cost thirteen thousand American lives, most of which were taken by disease. But to America, the cost of the war was worth it. America’s total expanse, already vast, was increased by about one-third, an addition that was even greater than that of the Louisiana Purchase. -
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
The treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo confirmed the American title to Texas and yielded the enormous area stretching westward to Oregon and the ocean and embracing coveted California. This total expanse, including Texas, was about onehalf of Mexico. The United States agreed to pay $15 million for the land and to assume the claims of its citizens against Mexico in the amount of $3,250,000.
