. Territorial and commercial expansion of the United States, 1800-1900. nts, engaged his forces successfully, and on July 5, 1S46, the Americans in California declared themselves independent andelected Fremont governor of the province. Meantime Commodore Stockton had arrived with authority to conquer California, and heand Fremont jointly took possession of Los Angeles. General Kearny, whose instructions on leaving Fort Leavenworth for New Mexico had been to capture New Mexico andCalifornia, arrived in California in December, 1846, with a small part of his command, and refusing to sanction the
. Territorial and commercial expansion of the United States, 1800-1900. nts, engaged his forces successfully, and on July 5, 1S46, the Americans in California declared themselves independent andelected Fremont governor of the province. Meantime Commodore Stockton had arrived with authority to conquer California, and heand Fremont jointly took possession of Los Angeles. General Kearny, whose instructions on leaving Fort Leavenworth for New Mexico had been to capture New Mexico andCalifornia, arrived in California in December, 1846, with a small part of his command, and refusing to sanction the election of Fremontas governor, in February, 1S47, assumed that office himself and declared tire annexation of California to the United States. The war between the United States and Mexico was terminated by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed February 2, 1S48, andratified by the Senate March 10, 1848. It transferred to the United States both New Mexico and California, the price being, according 1902.] TERRITORIAL AND COMMERCIAL EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES. 375. No. 11.—1810-1812. United States Takes Control op Territory East of Lower Mississippi Riter Adjacent to New Orleans(1810).—Orleans Territory Admitted as a State (1812), and Name of Louisiana Territory Changed to Territory ofMissouri.
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