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General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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Mexican political leader during secession of Mexico from Spain and during the Mexican-American war.
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Stephen F. Austin
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Led the ultimately successful US colonization of Texas.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American war giving the US 55% pre-war territory in exchange for $15 million (valued at $313 million today).
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American war giving the US 55% pre-war territory in exchange for $15 million (valued at $313 million today).
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Gadsden Purchase
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US buying Arizona and New Mexico region from Mexico in 1854 to the transcontinental railroad.
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Fort Laramie Treaty (1851)
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Treaty promising control of great plains to Indians garanteeing Oregon trail travelers safe passage for a $50000 annuity for 50 years.
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Manifest Destiny
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Belief that US was meant to expand west.
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“safety valve” (as a justification for westward movement)
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Belief that western lands would act as a safety against overcrowding, rebellion, etc.
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