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Stephen Austin meets with Mexican President Santa Anna
wanted americans to have more say in the government santa anna wants obidence -
Battle of the Alamo
12 days of fighting
all 187 texans died -
Battle of San Jacinto
Location - La Porte, Texas
Result- Decisive Texan victory; Mexican surrender and retreat to the south of Rio Grande final battle of the war -
U.S. annexes Texas
was admitted as the 28th state of the union
this help cause the mexican - american war -
Treaty of Velasco grants Texas Independance
Granted independence to Texas
Sam Houston becomes presidents -
General Taylor marched troops across Rio Grande
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Slidell's Rejection
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US declares war on mexico
was an armed conflict that lasted from 1846 to 1848
We won califronia, new mexico, arizona and a lot of land -
Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, California
First place that found gold in a large amount in the west
started the gold rush -
Zachary Taylor elected president
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends war with Mexico
was a peace treaty
was nagotiated by Nicholas Trist -
California Statehood
location of the gold rush
was previously owned Mexico -
Gadsden Purchase
a small chucnk of New Mexico and Arizona was bought
this deal was so unpopular with the mexicans they dethroned Santa Anna achieved manifest destiny
