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Number the events in the order in which they occurred, from earliest to latest.
_____ William Becknell reaches Santa Fe.
_____ Mexico stops payment on its debt to the United States because of the dispute over the
Texas-Mexico border.
_____ Mexico wins its independence from Spain.
_____ American families begin to arrive in California to settle.
_____ Relations between Mexico and the United States worsen when Texas is annexed to the
United States.
_____ A small group of Americans seize the California town of Sonoma and proclaim the
independent Republic of California.
_____ Polk sends John Slidell to Mexico to offer the Mexican government $30 million for
California and New Mexico if Mexico will accept the Rio Grande as the Texas boundary.
_____ The United States controls all of California.
_____ In an attempt to provoke Mexico, James K. Polk orders General Zachary Taylor to lead a
small army across the disputed border.
_____ Zachary Taylor secures the Texas border with a victory at Buena Vista.
_____ The United States pays Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase.
_____ The Americans take Mexico City.
_____ The Unites States and Mexico sign the Treaty of Hidalgo.

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Answer:

Mexico wins ... earliest (1)

William Becknell... (2)

American families ... (3)

In an attempt ... (4)

Relations ... (5)

Polk sends ... (6)

A small group of... (7)

Zackary Taylor... (8)

The Americans take ... (9)

Mexico stops... (10)

The US and Mexico sign ... (11)

The US pays Mexico $10 million ... (12)

The US controls all of California ... latest (13)

Step-by-step explanation:

Mexico wins ... earliest (1)

William Becknell... (2)

American families ... (3)

In an attempt ... (4)

Relations ... (5)

Polk sends ... (6)

A small group of... (7)

Zackary Taylor... (8)

The Americans take ... (9)

Mexico stops... (10)

The US and Mexico sign ... (11)

The US pays Mexico $10 million ... (12)

The US controls all of California ... latest (13)

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