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Treaty Of Paris
Treaty signed in1763 ending the Seven Year's War.
France and Spain agreed to give territory in North America to Great Britain.
(pg.136)
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Louisiana Purchase
Agreement in 1803 in which the United States purchased Louisiana from France for $15 million.
(pg.141)
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Mexican Independence
On September 16, 1810, a priest named Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla started a revolt against the Spanish. The Spanish were finally defeated in 1821 and now Mexican Independence is celebrated every year to remember the beginning of the struggle for freedom.
(pg.134)
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The Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition was an 1812–13 joint Mexican-American filibustering expedition against Spanish Texas during the early years of the Mexican War of Independence. -
Battle of Medina
The Battle of Medina took place on August 18, 1813 as part of the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish authority in Mexico.
(pg.145)
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Panic of 1819
Economic crisis in 1819 in the United States that led to the failure of many banks and a depression.
(pg.160)
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Coahuila y Texas
State created by the Mexican government in 1824 by combining the separate states of Texas and Coahuila.
(pg.172)
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Constitution of 1824
Mexican constitution that gave limited power to the central government and broad local authority to the state.
(pg.195)
Constitution of 1824