Mexican Texas

audacious attitude believing that they had a divine obligation to stretch their boundaries from the east coast to the west coast. In 1845 an editor and prominent democratic politician, John L. O’Sullivan, published an article on the annexation of Texas identifying the imperialistic endeavors of the U.S. with the phrase: Manifest Destiny. He stated, “Our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.”(Henretta,…

destiny”. Even though one could say manifest destiny was present in America as early as the War of 1812, it gained immense popularity in the 1840’s. The idea of manifest destiny was popularized in the 1840’s due to proposed expansion into Oregon and Texas. The Oregon Country was a target for American expansionism in the 1800’s. The area had been jointly occupied by the…

Massey 6013 7 April 2016 Texas Constitution Texas was under Mexican leadership before declaring independence from them in 1836. For Texas to be entered in the United States they had to make a constitution. The president of the United States during this time was James K. Polk. Texas tried to become a part of the United States before but Mexico threatened war. When Texas was annexed Mexico did not follow through with the threat. There was a dispute of where the border of Texas was. Polk sent in…

eventually lead to the famous Mexican-American War. Without this battle that would eventually lead to a war, the United States might have not been the county it is today. In this course paper, I will discuss the events that lead to the Battle of Palo Alto, the battle itself,…

In the 1840’s American expanded into the western part of the United States. One of the biggest factors that lured Americans westword was the Manifest Destiny. The United States felt that they were to control the entire contient because God wanted it that way. Manifest Destiny became so wildy know that it started to appear in newspapers, debates, paintings, and advertisements. It was used to further territorial expansion in the west. Many believed that God himself blessed the growth of the United…

Texas had a long road to go before becoming a state but it started bb declaring its independence from Mexico in March of 1836. On April 21, 1836 Texas launched a surprise attack against the Mexican General, Santa Anna, forcing him to sign a treaty giving Texas its freedom. Texas remained independent from 1836 to 1845 when it decided to join the United States. On March 2, 1861 Texas succeeded from the union to join the confederacy in hopes of keeping their slaves. Texas was still considered to be…

Texas, commonly known as “The Lone Star State”, its official nickname, is the 2nd largest state with a population of about 28.2 million people on 268,597 square miles. Beyonce, Matthew McConaughey, and Janis Joplin (a singer from the 80s) were all Texans. If you like sports, you would be happy to know all of the Dude Perfect Crew were born in the Lone Star State. The Texas economy is the 2nd largest with a gross state product of $1.648 trillion. The beautiful Rio Grande is shared by Texas and…

Three centuries of Spanish Rule, Creole, Indian populations, and the Mestizo outnumbered native Spaniards in Mexico. However, the Spaniards remained on the top of social hierarchy. Documents were purchased to establish European ancestry, as being European came with a lot of benefits. The primary force was the Catholic Church, which was a dominant social threat. Spanish churches dominated villages of Mexico, they symbolized wealth and power. The natives believed in the Virgin De Guadalupe,…

of life to Texas, the United States, and the world. Among new technology and industry, oil brought social change. Social change comes in both good and bad. Most of the social changes that come from oil were good. Some of the if not the most impactful social changes to Texas occurred because of money, and there are three main changes I’d like to discuss. Oil was the main contributor to advancing education in Texas. In 1858, Texas universities got a 2,000,000 acre land grant from Texas…

January 1901 at Spindletop Texas has been permanently changed. The discovery of oil has not just changed the economics in Texas it has changed how Texans act, think, and live their lives. Without the impeccable change, oil has brought people in Texas, their lives would be colossally different. One thing that happened after the discovery of oil was social change. This means that the way people were treated or the way they lived their lives changed dramatically. Oil in Texas was not only a source…