14.7: Chronology
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The following chronology is a list of important dates and events associated with this chapter.
Date |
Event |
| 1821 | Stephen F. Austin led the first 300 families into Texas |
| 1829 | Mexican president Vicente Guerrero outlawed slavery in Mexico in an effort to weaken the influence of American settlers in the Mexican province of Texas |
| 1835-1836 | Texas Revolution |
| 1836 | Formation of the Republic of Texas, or the Lone Star Republic |
| 1840s | “Oregon Fever”--expansion into Oregon Territory explodes |
| 1844 | James K. Polk elected President of United States |
| 1846 | Senator Thomas Hart Benson’s “Manifest Destiny” speech |
| 1846-1848 | Mexican-American War |
| 1848 | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| 1854 | Gadsden Purchase |