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The Republic of Texas and War with Mexico

The Republic of Texas and War with Mexico. Come to Texas. 1821 Mexico won Ind. from Spain Mex. gov’t wanted to settle area of TX Empressarios (land agents) offered free land to Am. settlers Stephen Austin. My fellow Americans . . . move to Mexico for a better life!. Stephen Austin.

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The Republic of Texas and War with Mexico

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  1. The Republic of Texas and War with Mexico

  2. Come to Texas • 1821 Mexico won Ind. from Spain • Mex. gov’t wanted to settle area of TX • Empressarios (land agents) offered free land to Am. settlers • Stephen Austin My fellow Americans . . . move to Mexico for a better life! Stephen Austin

  3. Stop Coming! • Soon Am/Euro settlers outnumbered the Mex pop. • Mexico wanted to close the border • TX wanted greater self gov’t • Diffs. spark a Rev. Can TX have more say in how it is ruled? Ahhh . . NO!! You are arrested!! Take him to jail! President Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana Stephen Austin

  4. Battle of the Alamo • 1836 Santa Ana marches troops into TX • 187 TX rebels make stand in the Alamo • All 187 die . . . loss for rebels

  5. Battle of San Jacinto • Rebel Sam Houston’s army defeats Santa Ana • Battle cry “Remember the Alamo!” • 1836 Treaty of Velasco – ends war, establishes the Rep. of TX • 1845 TX becomes a state Remember the Alamo! Sam Houston

  6. War with Mexico • 1846 U.S. and Mexico dispute border • President Polk places troops on the Rio Grande • War sparked

  7. Front 1 – New Mexico • Colonel Stephen Kearny marched to NM • Takes NM without firing a shot Outside of the long march . . . that was easy!

  8. Front 2 - California • Group of Am. settlers led by John C. Fremont • Siezed control of Sanoma, CA • Declared CA independent

  9. Front 3 - Mexico • 1847 U.S. captures Mexico City • War over • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • CA, NV, UT, CO, WY, and AZ to U.S. • U.S. pays $15 million

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