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The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States acquired the Louisiana territory from France in 1803. The United States payed $11,250,000 dollars to acquire this large strip of land. Which was a good deal.
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The Lewis & Clark Expedition was an attempt to explore the large land the United States has purchased. It was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
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In 1836 Texas fought a war against Mexico to become independent from Mexico. Texas did not want to be a part of Mexico anymore. The Mexican army defeated Texas at the Alamo.
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Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence, It became an independent Republic. In 1845 it joined the United States as the 28th state due to the workload
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The Mexican War was an armed conflict between the United States and the Centralist Republic of Mexico. One of the reasons the war started was because of borders.
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In 1846 Oregon was becoming populated by Americans. Even through there was a peace treaty the US wanted Oregon to be part of it.
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California becomes a State:
In 1848 California had a Gold rush. Because of the Gold Rush California became popular and it joined the US as a state. -
The US decided to pay Mexico 10 million dollars just for a small strip of land. It was called the Gadsden Purchase. Apparently the US needed to complete the US, it was like the missing piece to a puzzle.
