The United States annexes the Republic of…

1840 CE to 1851 CE

The United States annexes the Republic of Texas in 1845 during a period of expansionist Manifest destiny.

The 1846 Oregon Treaty with Britain leads to U.S. control of the present-day American Northwest.

Victory in the Mexican–American War results in the 1848 Mexican Cession of California and much of the present-day American Southwest.

The California Gold Rush of 1848–49 spurs migration to the Pacific coast, which leads to the California Genocide and the creation of additional western states.

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British North America View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Oregon Country (claimed by (U.S.A. and Britain) View → Texas, Republic of View → Texas, State of (U.S.A.) View → California Republic View → Mexico, Second Federal Republic of View → California Territory View → Oregon, Territory of (U.S.A.) View → California, State of (U.S.A.) View → New Mexico, Territory of (U.S.A.) View →

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Party System, Second (United States) View → Jacksonian Democracy (United States) View → “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View → Mexican-American War View → California Genocide View → California Gold Rush, California, United States View →

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