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To: Vaquero

I believe it was the new Republic of Texas that got all that land. Right?


24 posted on 04/02/2018 8:12:23 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: Terry Mross

Texas fought Mexico for independence in 1836

We (USA) fought Mexico in 1846-1848 after we annexed Texas. We gained much more land after that. Then We BOUGHT land from Mexico Gadsden purchase. To straighten out border lines etc.


27 posted on 04/02/2018 8:25:58 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you)
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