Mexican War of Independence

independent thirteen colonies. There are many events that transformed the thirteen colonies, such as economic improvements, westward expansion, and the war of 1812. To begin, there were a few economic improvements that occurred. First, was Alexander Hamilton’s Bank of the United States. Hamilton wanted to pay off the nation’s debt from the Revolutionary War. Hamilton’s Bank was such a success, that branch offices formed in 1805. Hamilton wanted the bank to control credit and make loans to the…

Most immigrants tend to have a lower educational attainment compared to the overall population (Jie Zong and Jeane Batalova). The reason being is that they do not have the same opportunities to receive an education like many others. Mexican immigrants have a 32% population who did not finish high school, but went to school in America (immigration facts). That 32%who did not finish high school does not deserve the education that has been provided for them. Education is important, it is…

Diaz is one of the many important symbols in Mexico; he influenced culture in many ways and for the purpose of this essay, Porfirio Diaz will be deconstructed in terms of his symbolic introduction of the variety of food like chilies en nogada in Mexican…

The country of Mexico officially gained its independence from Spain in 1821. To understand this specific juncture in the country’s history we must understand the political environment that came before it. Long before Cortes landed on the coast in 1521 in search of gold and silver, the political system of Mexico was organized by Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs, Toltecs, Olmecs, and Mayans. By the time the Spanish arrived the Aztecs had a firm political grasp on most of the region. The…

expedition, left a humongous scar on the state of Texas. Unlike previous wars and fights, the Expedition not only changed Texas, but also many other southwestern states. It also made possible for an expansion to the United States territory, in a magnificent way. This expedition includes a great number of rebels that fought for territories without their country’s say, nonetheless it brought forth the will to fight for independence. “Apart from the political irruption of Americans into the Spanish…

On March 1, 1845, Mexico decided to cut diplomatic relations with United States after the Treaty of Annexation, and Texas was admitted into the Unites States on December 29. (MILESTONES, n.d.).The end of the Mexican War with Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, gave the U.S over 1 million square miles of land. (MILESTONES, n.d.) Rapid progression to the went coast increased with the discovery of Gold, creating economic opportunities that led to a population…

There were exceptions though, such as a the slave-led Haitian Revolution and the mestizo, mulatto, and native-led Mexican Revolution. A common theme among all the revolutions, however, was heavy inspiration from European Enlightenment writings, as well as works from American and French revolutionaries. Enlightenment ideas from the time period’s writers and thinkers influenced…

The first written Constitution of United States was the Article of Confederation written in 1777 and ratified by the states four years after. It was helpful for coordinating the War of Independence. After the War for Independence most Americans could feel the weakness of Confederation government because it wasn’t able to regulate and control as it was supposed to do; moreover, the Congress was lacking a secure source of revenue to support new economy. It was very week government, where Congress…

an exceptional nation, specially chosen by God and populated with a superior race of people. It promised land and therefore freedom and independence to its citizens, yet in order to be realized, Manifest Destiny had to deprive other people—Indians and Mexicans, most obviously—of the same assets and…

The political conflicts that shaped World War 1 and 2. Then just political conflicts of the 20th century. A few are the Crusades, French Revolution, and the Mexican-American War. There are way more I will talk about in this paper. The Crusades had people, or volunteers from pedestrians and military troops or bodies of every European nations. During some time armies of 1095-1291 troops of crusader armies attacked SouthEast Asia Minor and The Levant and they fought the Islamic forces and failed…