Mexican Texas

Spain, Mexico had a enormous amount of territory, spreading all the way from Texas to California. They owned a much larger territory than the United States. In 1836, Texas gained independence from Mexico, but the United States did not include Texas into the union for various reasons: the government not wanting to add a new slave state, and also that the Mexican government warning the United States than any attempt to annex Texas would lead to war. Even after these circumstances the process of…

had originally been made by the Mexican government would continue to be valid. It seemed as if the U.S. government could see that these lands that were continuing to be owned by Mexicans could be a better profit for Americans. Adding to this, the U.S. voted to remove Article X, and unjustly decided that they would not inform Mexico, nor the Mexicans that had valid land grants. Americans were wanting this land; it was easy for them to take this land as well. Mexicans would have to go to court…

settled the dispute over Oregon with Britain, not to avoid conflict, but to deal with conflict arising in the southwest. Mexico urgently broke ties with America right after Texas was granted statehood. However, this didn’t stop the conflicts. Argument over the Texas and Mexico border began to pose a threat on the new state. Texas believed their border was and has always been the Rio Grande river. Mexico argued the…

Texas is a vastly populated state in the United State and many types of culture, race, and religion grow within the state. There has been many important events and fascinating history that has occurred on the Texas soil. Many great Americans had contributed in establishing a tremendous state while making history. Therefore, while there are numerous amount of significant heroes and contributors, José Antonio Navarro had demonstrated an achievement for the state of Texas, which constructed the…

The Battle of the Alamo The battle of the Alamo occurred during a period when the Republic of Texas faced a bleak and uncertain future known as the Texas Revolution. American colonists were allowed to settle in Texas at the time under the New Mexican emperor Agustin de Iturbide. On 23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began the 13 day siege of the Alamo. A moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in downtown San Antonio, into a shrine. There were several events leading…

economic and political pressures. This expansion was perceived as inevitable and Texas would be part of the movement. The following sections expand on the above. Economic There are several reasons…

Stephen Austin The Father Of Texas 2/14/17 Period 1 Liam Clark Stephen Austin was the first person to create a American colony in the Tejas province of Mexico. Stephen Austin was born in south western Virginia and when he was five his family moved to Missouri. He attended schooling at Yale college for four year’s he later returned to Missouri where he became a storekeeper, manager of the family lead mining company, and a failed bank director. In 1820 the governor of Arkansas appointed him as a…

1836 in the Mexican State of Coahuila y Tejas. The film then flashes back to a year earlier. Sam Houston attends a party where he tries to persuade people to migrate to Texas. He meets with David Crockett, recently defeated for reelection to Congress. Houston explains to Crockett that if he migrates to Texas he will receive 640 acres of his own choosing. After this the Texas government holds a meeting to figure out what to do about the recent capture by the Texans of the Alamo from Mexican…

There are many reasons to why Texas embarked on its revolution. Such causes are the idea of manifest destiny, racism present between the different cultures in the area, governmental issues with settlers, the geographic of Texas, and most importantly the institution of slavery. Americans thought of themselves having the authority from a higher power to keep expanding west until reaching a coast. Even though Texas was a part of Mexico, most of the land was inhabited. So, Anglos deemed it okay to…

remembered as the man who achieved independence for Texas. His courage, knowledge, but most of all his will to reach victory is what made him the true key to creating a new Texas for all. Santa Ann for everything he did was beaten by a man who studied his every move and would in the end capitalize on that one mistake he made. As the old saying goes, “Be smarter than him, more patient. Wait for him to make a mistake. And when he does, that’s your moment.” Texas will forever remember this…