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Mexican Independence from Spain
Who: People from New Spain and Spaniards
What: New Spain/Mexico wanted their independence back
Where: New Spain
Why: Mexico didnt want to follow the Spaniards rules anymore and didnt want to have a caste system anymore
So what: New Spain were tired Spain ruling and controling them, so they declared war on the Peninsulares and the Criollos -
Texas Independence from Mexico
Who: Mexicans and settlers in Texas
What: Texas wanted their independence from Mexico
Where: Texas
Why: Texas didnt want to be under the power of Mexico or U.S
So what: Texas gained their independence for awhile -
Mexican-American War
Who: Mexico and the U.S
What: Mexico wanted to have Texas under their control but the U.S wanted Texas to be free
Where: Between Mexico and the U.S, Rio Grande River
When: 1845
Why: President Polk wanted to extand the U.S territory, making the Rio Grander river the boarder of Mexico and the U.S
So what: Mexico refused the deal so U.S declare war -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who: Mexico and the U.S
What: Peace Treaty between U.S and Mexico
Where: Rio Grande
When: 1848
Why: Mexico was to give up half their land, modern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, parts of Colorado,Nevada, and Utah for $15 mil
So what: Mexico gave up the land U.S wanted for the money -
Gadsden Purchase
Who: Mexican government and U.S government
What: U.S wanted to set up the boundaries straight
Where: The Mesilla Valley
When: 1853
Why: President Franklin Pierce wished to secure this land to fulfill railroad expansion in the West
So what: U.S paid $10 million for 30,000 square miles that runs along the Gila River
