Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Annexation of Texas
- Treaty
- Was a peace treaty between the US and Mexico
- Ended the Mexican American War
- Mexico agreed to the treaty because their army had been defeated and their capital had fallen
- Things that the treaty gave
- US the Rio Grande boundary for Texas
- US ownership of California
- US ownership of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado
- Results of the treaty
- Provided property rights to Mexicans.
- Extended US citizenship to Mexicans in the new American territories
- Annexation - Define
- To incorporate territory into the domain of a city country, or state
- Texas was annexed into the US
- Annexation of Texas
- Anglo-American immigrants began emigrating in the early 1820's
- 1836, war of independence against Mexico
- Became a topic of discussion after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
- Became a matter of concern from 1836-1845 when Texas was republic
- Texas voted in favor of the annexation on 1836
- IN 1843 the US became alarmed about Great Britain interest in the annexation
- Great Britain did not want Texas but did want to prevent the westward expansion of the US
- Annexation of Texas - British
- The government of Mexico agreed with GB and agreed to acknowledge Texas independent if Texas did not annex itself
- The US congress offered Texas annexation or independence recognized by Mexico
- December 1845 Texas agreed to annexation and had legal entry into the Union
David Crockett
- Lawrence County Tennessee
- Militia Leader
- Represented Tennessee in house of Representatives
- US congressman, went against Indian Removal Act.
- Grew up- known for hunting and storytelling
- He made a lot of stage plays
- Fought in the Battle of the Alamo
- He lead 65 volunteers at the battle of the Alamo
- He died in the battle of the Alamo
- HE was the Tennessee volunteer leader
James Bowie
- Could read write and speak English French and Spanish
- Had a childhood reputation for fearlessness and roped alligators
- Became notorious for a bar fight in which he was shot and stabbed, he killed the Sheriff with a large knife-- Bowie Knife
- Bowie moved his family to avoid fighting, they died of cholera
- Left the Austin's Army because he disliked the menial tasks
- the commander left the Alamo, and Bowie was elected leader
- Bowie was ill and bedridden
- Line in sand incident
- died in bed after using all of his ammo and with a knife in hand
Stephen Austin
- He was born in Virginia and moved to southern Missouri when he was four
- He never married
- Stephens father had received a grant from Spanish Texas that said he could bring 300 american families to Texas
- IN 1821 he traveled to Texas in search of a colony to form
- then bad things happened, mexico gained independence from Spain so Austins grant was denied
- Stephen was able to convince the to carry on the settlement
- To protect the settlers Austin organized a group of armed men known as the Texas rangers
- in 1835 he ran for president of Texas but was defeated by Sam Huston
- The capital was named after him and so are many schools
Santa Anna
- He was voted to become president of Mexico
- He decided that mexico wasn't ready for a democracy so he made himself dictator
- When he returned to mexico he led wars
- He was later exiled from mexico because he sold land to US
- He was allowed to return before he died
- He was kicked out and and came back through popularity multiple times
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