The CCMA appeared in front of the Portfolio Committee yesterday to close the ... The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Labour has thanked the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for standing up for good governance and not allowing the abuse of state resources.
Fell in love with Mexico almost to the point of obsession ;). Texas had already seceded from Mexico during the Texas Revolution (1835-1836), but it became part of the US when it was admitted to the Union in 1845.
When the United States admitted Texas to the Union in 1845, the Mexican government was outraged, and from 1846 to 1848, the two nation's squared off in the Mexican War. With a resounding victory, the United States gained control of Texas, New Mexico, and California. The Oregon territory was annexed in 1846 as well, and the US controlled the land all the way to the Pacific Ocean. As the population of the West soared and the prospects of statehood for western territories appeared clearer and clearer, the nation battled over the future of slavery in the West. This battle was one reason for the Civil War, which slowed the acceleration of expansion.