The U.S.

-Mexico War

What is your interpretation of this painting?

The Americanization of Texas

ImperialLawof1823Empresario

system
MosesAustin/StephenF.Austin
CheapLand/$1.25peracre
MexicanConstitutionof1824
Federalism(3branches),
Catholicismofficialreligion

Law of April 6, 1830

Gets

rid of Federalism establishes Centralism

Restricts American immigration
Abolishes slavery even though Vicente Guerrero
abolished slavery in 1829 but exempts Texas.
1835 Texas residents reaches 30,000 from the
U.S.
Some crossed illegally through the Sabine River.
Come and take it-Battle of Gonzales sparks
rebellion

RemembertheAlamo
Isitamyth?
200Texansvs5,000Mexicansor187vs

6,000whosright?
WilliamBarretTravis,JimBowie,Sam
Houston,andDavyCrocketDEFENDERSOF
SLAVERY
Travis/Assassin
Bowie/capturedslavesfromtheCaribbean
andsoldtheminLouisiana
HoustonwantedforassaultinWashington

TexasIndependence
SantaAnnadefeatedatSan

Jacinto/ElPasoPlaza
TexasActofIndependence1835
March1,1836freeand

independent
TreatyofVelasco/SantaAnna

signsTexasaway
SantaAnnaatraitor?

TexasAnnexation
SlaveState
SlaveConspiracy
PresidentPolk
ManifestDestiny
NuecesRiver
RioGrande
ElPasowasnotElPasoyet

TheWar
JohnSlidell
GeneralZacharyTaylor
ProvocationattheNueces
AmericanbloodonAmerican

soil
GeneralWinfieldScott
VeraCruz
MexicoCity

TreatyofGuadalupeHidalgo
February2,1848
NewMexico
California
Arizona
Nevada
$15million?
Wheredidtheotherhalfgo?
GadsdenPurchaseof1853

TheResultsofImperialism
Texas-Cotton

and Cattle later oil

California-Gold
Nevada-Silver
New Mexico-Sheep (wool)
Arizona-Copper
Tons of Land

Works Cited

Bailey, Thomas A. (1964). A Diplomatic History of the

American People. Stanford University California:
Meredith Corporation.

Gonzalez, Juan. (2011). Harvest of Empire: A history of

Latinos in America. New York, NY: Penguin Books

de la Teja, Jesus, Marks, Paula, and Tyler, Ron. (2004).

Texas: crossroads of North America. New York:
Houghton Mifflin Company