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Mexican recognition of Texas independence

Gen. Sam Houston’s troops defeated the Mexican Army and captured Santa Anna, forcing him to recognize Texas independence.

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Gadsden Purchase

In the Gadsden Purchase, Mexico sold the United States 29,640 square miles of territory south of the Gila River (in what is now southern Arizona and New Mexico) for $10 million.

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Andrew Jackson elected president

Democrat Andrew Jackson defeated incumbent John Quincy Adams to win the presidential election of 1828.

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Andrew Jackson re-elected

Andrew Jackson beat out Henry Clay of Kentucky and third-party candidate William Wirt of Maryland to be re-elected president.

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Martin Van Buren elected president

Martin Van Buren was elected president of the United States.

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William Henry Harrison elected president

William Henry Harrison was elected president of the United States over incumbent Martin Van Buren.

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Commonwealth v. Hunt

In Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Supreme Court ruled that workers had the right to organize and that peaceful actions by unions “in such a manner as best to subserve their own interests” did not constitute criminal conspiracy.

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Donner Party tragedy

Eighty-seven pioneers led by George Donner set out from Illinois for California on April 16, 1846. The expedition suffered a series of unfortunate events and circumstances, leading to the deaths of nearly half the party. Some resorted to cannibalism for survival. Rescuers arrived in February 1847, but only forty-eight members of the party survived.

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California gold rush

James W. Marshall, a 36-year-old carpenter and handyman, discovered gold at a sawmill near Sacramento, California. The discovery set off the California gold rush. In 1849, 80,000 men arrived in California hoping to make a fortune in mining. Few struck it rich, and the gold rush lasted less than a decade.

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Franklin Pierce elected president

Democratic nominee Franklin Pierce was elected president over Whig candidate General Winfield Scott.