MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Texas is annexed by United States
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Polk declares war on Mexico
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The phrase Manifest Destiny is created
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Santa Anna signs Treaty of Velasco
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaties of Velasco were two documents, one private and the other public, signed in Fort Velasco on May 14, 1836 between General Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Republic of Texas in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Velasco (Private), May 14, 1836.
Detailed explanation-3: -On October 2, 1835, the growing tensions between Mexico and Texas erupt into violence when Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, sparking the Texan war for independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Velasco had two important effects on the future. Angry Texans soldiers refused to let Santa Anna go; thus, Santa Anna later declared the treaty had been violated by the Texans and was therefore void.