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Louisiana Purchase
America's fierce determination to keep the part of New Orleanss open and France's costly war against Britain. -
Admas Onis Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain is signed in Washington, allowing for the American purchase of Florida. In exchange, the U.S. gives up all claims to Texas. -
Mexican Independence
Mexico achieves full independence from Spain. -
Texas Independence
Santa Anna becomes dictator of Mexico, replacing the Federalist government with a centralist government and disregards the Constitution of 1824. -
The Alamo
during Texas’ war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan volunteer soldiers occupied the Alamo -
William Fairfax Gray
Willism Fairfax Gray, a virginia land agent who traveled to Texas in 1836 searching for land delas, recorded some of Texas most historic moments in a diary -
Texas Declaration of Independence
Convention delegates signs Texas Declaration of Independence. This docukment draws heavily on this declaration written sixty years earlier by Thomas Jefferson -
Sam Houston
Sam Houston defeats Stephen F. Austin to become the first regularly elected president of Texas. He works to demilitarize Texas, establish peace with the indians, and annex Texas to the United States. -
Republic of Texas is recognized
The Republic of Texas is officially recognized by the United States and later by France, England, the Netherlands, and Belgium -
Annexation of Texas
In John Tyler's last act of presidency, he signs the congressional resolution offering to admit Texas to Statehood. -
Annexation
Mexico still does not recognize Texas' independence or annexation -
Texas Congress
The Texas Congress accepts U.S. offer of annexation. -
U.S.- Canadian Border Debate
The United States renews its compromise proposal of 49º north latitude for the U.S.-Canadian border line in Oregon Territory. Northwestern Democrats are embittered by this "betrayal" of Polk's campaign promise of "54-40 or fight." -
Polk
Polk sends orders to General Zachary Taylor to organize army in Corpus Christi, and to Commodore David Conner to prepare squadrom in Gulf of Mexico. -
John Slidell
Polk sends John Slidell to Mexico. -
Case
In his annual address to Congress, Polk starts to build a case that the U.S. may be forced to go to war with Mexico. -
TEXAS BECOMES A STATE
Texasa is admitted into the United States as the 28th state -
Slidell Rejected
Minister John Slidell is rejected by the Mexican government, but stalls his return back to the U.S. until Congress approves the new Oregon Territory boundaries on April 23. -
Oregon Territory
A treaty signed with the British settles the boundaries of the Oregon Territory; the northern boundary of the United States will remain at the 49th parallel, from the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Although a diplomatic success, the Oregon settlement leads to an increase in sectional tensions over slavery and the issue of territorial expansion. -
VICTORY
United States won the Mexican- American war!!!! -
Free Soil Party Starts
Anti-slavery members of the Whig and Liberty parties join to form the Free Soil Party, which opposes the expansion of slavery into the newly acquired western territories.