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  2. List of conflicts involving the Texas Military - Wikipedia

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    Title 10 of the United States Code legally empowers the United States government to mobilize Texas Military Forces when more resources are needed than available in the United States Armed Forces for war, national emergency, or national security. Operations are conducted under command of the United States Department of Defense.

  3. All of Mexico Movement - Wikipedia

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    Before US President James K. Polk took office in 1845, the US Congress approved the annexation of Texas.After the annexation, Polk wished to affirm control of the region of Texas between the Nueces River, where Mexico claimed Texas's southern border to be, and the Rio Grande, where Texas declared the border to be when they declared independence from Mexico in 1836.

  4. Texas annexation - Wikipedia

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    Texans were hesitant to pursue a US-Texas treaty without a written commitment of military defense from America, since a full-scale military attack by Mexico seemed likely when the negotiations became public. If ratification of the annexation measure stalled in the US Senate, Texas could face a war alone against Mexico. [74]

  5. This ain't just Texas: More states want power to wage 'war ...

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    The Marshall Project reports that several states are sending troops to the Southern border as the legal battle over immigration enforcement continues.

  6. President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers - Wikipedia

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    Texas Revolution (1835–36) United States v. Crandall (1836) Gag rule (1836–44) Commonwealth v. Aves (1836) Murder of Elijah Lovejoy (1837) Burning of Pennsylvania Hall (1838) American Slavery As It Is (1839) United States v. The Amistad (1841) Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) Texas annexation (1845) Mexican–American War (1846–48) Wilmot ...

  7. List of wars involving the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 121 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. [citation needed] These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.

  8. Bandit War - Wikipedia

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    The plan called for a race war to rid the American border states of their Anglo-American population and for the annexation of the border states to Mexico [citation needed]. However, the "Sedicionistas" could never launch a full-scale invasion of the United States and so the faction resorted to conducting small raids into Texas.

  9. Republic of Texas–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    The United States recognized Texan independence on March 3, 1836, when U.S. President Andrew Jackson nominated Alcée La Branche as Chargée d'affaires to Texas.Diplomatic relations began when the U.S. Secretary of State accepted the credentials of William H. Wharton, Texan Minister to the United States, on March 6, 1837.