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  2. Texas annexation - Wikipedia

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    Boundaries of Texas after the annexation of 1845. The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico on March 2, 1836. It applied for annexation to the United States the same year, but was rejected by ...

  3. United States territorial acquisitions table - Wikipedia

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    Accession Date Area (sq.mi.) Area (km 2.) Cost in dollars Original territory of the Thirteen States (western lands, roughly between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, were claimed but not administered by the states and were all ceded to the federal government or new states by 1802)

  4. History of Texas (1845–1860) - Wikipedia

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    In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States of America, becoming the 28th U.S. state.Border disputes between the new state and Mexico, which had never recognized Texas independence and still considered the area a renegade Mexican state, led to the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).

  5. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States expropriated from Panama additional areas around the soon-to-be-built Madden Dam and annexed them to the Panama Canal Zone. [365] [373] Caribbean Sea: May 3, 1932 The United States adjusted the border at Punta Paitilla in the Canal Zone, returning a small amount of land to Panama. This was the site for a planned new American ...

  6. History of Texas - Wikipedia

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    In 1845, Texas joined the United States, becoming the 28th state, when the United States annexed it. Only after the conclusion of the Mexican–American War, with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, did Mexico recognize Texan independence. Texas declared its secession from the United States in 1861 to join the Confederate States of America.

  7. Stevia - Wikipedia

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    The legal status of stevia as a food additive or dietary supplement varies from country to country. In the United States, certain high-purity stevia glycoside extracts have been generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and may be lawfully marketed and added to food products, but stevia leaf and crude extracts do not have GRAS or Food and Drug ...

  8. Territorial evolution of New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Historical territorial claims of the Republic of Texas in the present State of New Mexico: Disputed territory east of the Rio Grande, 1836–1845 Texas Annexation of 1845; Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of New Mexico: Unorganized territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804

  9. Territorial evolution of North America since 1763 - Wikipedia

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    The United States Congress passed the joint resolution of annexation on March 1, 1845, [43] but Texas did not agree to join the union for some time after. Although the annexation resolution avoided specifying Texas's boundaries, the U.S. inherited Texas's unenforced claims to South Texas , West Texas , over half of New Mexico , a third of ...