Mexican War of Independence

Wars are what define the success of a country; if you win, then the country is considered strong; if you lose, the country is considered weak. This, however, does not determine how justified the country was in deciding to go to war. The Mexican American War marked the first time the U.S. fought on foreign soil. This war began over a border dispute between America and Mexico. It started with Texas gaining independence from Mexico in 1836. At first the U.S. did not want Texas to join the Union due…

events he set in motion. For example, stephen F. Austin went to mexico to discuss many of the laws texans did not approve of and after the mexicans agreed to the terms, when Austin was going back to his colony to tell the news mexican officials imprisoned, after a year he got out of jail and Austin went to texas and made told the texans of how bad the mexicans where he made an army that fought back mexico and eventually gained texas's…

In a Declaration of War against the Mexican Government, the author sees the good of society as hinging directly on the rights of the individual. As it is, the author reflects on Mexico’s past, it’s continuing battle throughout history, all towards a single goal of independence, a nation state where the people would rule. Indeed, throughout the document a strong emphasis placed upon the fact that the government should exist for the people, not as some dictatorial regime. Thus, the authors views…

discriminating against the African American race and culture, who were exported in to become slaves. Once the United States gained its independence from Great Britain, and later passed the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery people would still discriminant against African Americans. The African Americans would not be the only race to get discriminated in the United States the Mexican Americans, Japanese Americans, and women would also get discriminated. All the discrimination in the United States…

unfair. The taxes were too high and King Ferdinand VII didn’t allow them to have free trade. Some of the Spanish settlers, Creoles, knew about the French and American Revolutions, so they decided to revolt against Spain. The Creoles fought for independence from Spain until 1825, when all the Spanish colonies of South America became independent nations. While Spain was fighting Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military leader, the Creoles created many Juntas, state councils, across South America.…

The Jarabe Tapatío is a Mexican folk dance which imitates the movements of a male bird paying court to the female. The Jarabe Tapatío is known as the national dance throughout Mexico and around the world it is known as the Mexican Hat Dance. The word jarabe comes from Arab word xarab which means herb mixture and the word Tapatío represents the people in Guadalajara. The meaning behind the mixture of herbs is the mix of influences that made the dance style which includes the waltz, polka, and…

The constitution of 1917 marked the Mexican Revolution, to realize their ideals still place takes place today. The first message and constitution was signed in 1814, to legally gain independence from Spain. Another constitution was made in 1824, but the people who wrote it were focused on how the government was functioning. After some time has passed they made changes to the constitution, which included a judicial system and it lasted until the revolution started. The revolution was supposed to…

century, The United States sought territorial expansion westward to gain access to the Pacific Ocean. Many factors played into this rapid and mass movement. Events such as the Louisiana Purchase, Trail of Tears, Annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American war added to the lands acquired by the US and eventually achieved their goal of making it across the continent. The spread of slavery was also a major factor behind the government’s choice in annexation. The main justification from the US…

square miles, a gain of more than sixty percent. In 1845, the United States annexed Texas and the following year reached a settlement with Great Britain for control of the Pacific Northwest. Mexico's opposition to the annexation of Texas led to the Mexican War (1846–1848), which resulted in the U.S. acquisition of California and the American Southwest through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.” (Haynes) The term manifest destiny was first coined by John L. O’Sullivan, the editor of the United…

If there is one court case that captured all issues of class, gender and race in the 1910s, the famous Leo Frank Case in Atlanta, Georgia, truly represents that. In the article “The Leo Frank Case Reconsidered: Gender and Sexual Politics in the Making of Reactionary Populism,” author Nancy MacLean discussed the turbulent court case, which was from the beginning, designed to find a Jewish wealthy businessman named Leo Frank guilty, simply because of racial hatred by southern whites, the growth of…