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CAUSE: Texas Revolution CAUSE: Texas Revolution • American expansionist American expansionist
seeking new territoryseeking new territory• Texas was most vulnerable to Texas was most vulnerable to
U.S. expansion.U.S. expansion.•Newcomers sought economic Newcomers sought economic
opportunity of food farmlandopportunity of food farmland
CAUSE: Texas Revolution CAUSE: Texas Revolution • Relations between Anglo-Texans, Relations between Anglo-Texans,
American settlers, and the Mexican American settlers, and the Mexican government soured by 1830.government soured by 1830.• American settlers ignore Mexico’s ban American settlers ignore Mexico’s ban
on slavery .on slavery .• Americans see opportunities because Americans see opportunities because
Mexican government was unstable = Mexican government was unstable = military coups – try to overthrow military coups – try to overthrow Mexican governmentMexican government
CAUSE – Texas Revolution CAUSE – Texas Revolution • Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana seized Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana seized
power in Mexico city – he favored a power in Mexico city – he favored a strong strong centralizedcentralized government, government, dominated by the militarydominated by the military• Anglo-Texans and Tejanos, Hispanic Anglo-Texans and Tejanos, Hispanic
population living in Texas, wanted to population living in Texas, wanted to control their own affairs; like, allowing control their own affairs; like, allowing slavery because Antonio Lopez de Santa slavery because Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana didn’t like slaveryAna didn’t like slavery
Effect of Texas RevolutionEffect of Texas Revolution• Texans rebelled against Texans rebelled against
Mexican ruleMexican rule• Texas declares Independence Texas declares Independence
and adopted a republican and adopted a republican constitution.constitution.• Their new nation was called Their new nation was called
the Lone Star Republicthe Lone Star Republic
Effect of Texas RevolutionEffect of Texas Revolution• Sam Houston was Texas’ first presidentSam Houston was Texas’ first president• He quickly asked the United States to He quickly asked the United States to
annex, to take control of (a territory or annex, to take control of (a territory or place).place).• Texas entered the Union, in December Texas entered the Union, in December
of 1845.of 1845.
Cause Mexican-American WarCause Mexican-American War• Annexation of Texas inflamed the long-Annexation of Texas inflamed the long-
standing border dispute between Texas standing border dispute between Texas and Mexico.and Mexico.• James K. Polk, President, endorsed the James K. Polk, President, endorsed the
Texan claim to the land south and west Texan claim to the land south and west of the Nueces River as far as the Rio of the Nueces River as far as the Rio GrandeGrande
Causes of Mexican-American War• President James K. Polk, elected in President James K. Polk, elected in
1845, sent General Zachary Taylor 1845, sent General Zachary Taylor to occupy the contested borderland to occupy the contested borderland between the two riversbetween the two rivers• In May 1846, a Mexican Patrol In May 1846, a Mexican Patrol
clashed with American soldiers, clashed with American soldiers, killing eleven – Polk asks Congress killing eleven – Polk asks Congress to declare war.to declare war.
Causes – Mexican-American WarCauses – Mexican-American War• Mexicans see the clash differently: To Mexicans see the clash differently: To
them it was an American invasion that them it was an American invasion that shed Mexican blood on Mexican soilshed Mexican blood on Mexican soil• Democrats from South want warDemocrats from South want war• Whigs, from North, don’t want war.Whigs, from North, don’t want war.• The Whigs believed that Polk had The Whigs believed that Polk had
deliberately provoked war by sending deliberately provoked war by sending troops to Texas.troops to Texas.
Causes of Mexican-American WarCauses of Mexican-American War•Whigs feared Polk would not
settle for event the biggest version of Texas but to annex the adjacent northern Mexican provinces, including New Mexico and California
Effects of Mexican American WarEffects of Mexican American War• The treaty that ended the war was
called the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Since the US won, they got to set the terms (conditions).•Mexico agreed to the treaty, and the
war was officially over on 2/2/1848.
Effects of Mexican-America WarEffects of Mexican-America War•Mexican Cession - Mexico sells land
to the US. US receives California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and part of Wyoming.• All Mexicans living in this area would
be allowed to become US citizens.
Effects of Mexican-American WarEffects of Mexican-American War• For the US, they gained huge For the US, they gained huge
new pieces of land. However new pieces of land. However the fight over what to do with the fight over what to do with it took center stage. Would it took center stage. Would these new lands be Slave these new lands be Slave states of Free states?states of Free states?
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