. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Polk. 6. THE MEXICAN WAR—TEXAS. I93 LESSON.—In 1845, the nation had increased from thirteen to twenty-seven States. Mexico claimed a large territory, including Texas, in thesouthwest. In 1836, Texas declared its independence. At the time of the Revolution there were only thirteenStates, but when Polk became President, in 1845, Vermont(1791), Kentucky (1792), Tennessee (1796), Ohio (1803),Louisiana (1812), Indiana (1816), Mississippi (1817), Illinois(1818), Alabama (1819), Maine (1820), Missouri (1821),Arkansas (1836), Mic
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Polk. 6. THE MEXICAN WAR—TEXAS. I93 LESSON.—In 1845, the nation had increased from thirteen to twenty-seven States. Mexico claimed a large territory, including Texas, in thesouthwest. In 1836, Texas declared its independence. At the time of the Revolution there were only thirteenStates, but when Polk became President, in 1845, Vermont(1791), Kentucky (1792), Tennessee (1796), Ohio (1803),Louisiana (1812), Indiana (1816), Mississippi (1817), Illinois(1818), Alabama (1819), Maine (1820), Missouri (1821),Arkansas (1836), Michigan (1837), and Florida (1845), hadjoined the Union—the territory from which Florida wasformed having been bought from Spain in 1819. 6. THE MEXICAN WAR—TEXAS. The next country south of the United States is remember that Mexico was discovered and conquered bythe Spanish, who explored large tracts of land to the north ofthat country, and claimed possession by right of discovery. These claims covered all the country west of the LouisianaPurchase, an
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