Aztec To Modern Mexico

  • Mexican Independence From Spain

    Mexican Independence From Spain
    WHO: The Creoles and Native people and Miguel Hidalgo and Castilla
    WHAT: Rebel against Spain
    WHERE: Mexico City
    WHEN: 15 and 16 of september of 1820
    WHY: Bad economy and they couldnt feed their families,inequalities,peoples rights
    SO WHAT: They rebeled for their freedom and from an unjustice contry to become their own country.
  • Texas Independence From Mexico

    Texas Independence From Mexico
    WHO: Mexico and Texians
    WHAT: Revolution of Texas against Mexico
    WHERE: Texas
    WHEN: 1821
    WHY: texians were diliusion by mexican government and were mad about where the capital was placed and they wanted to be seprate from coahuila and its own caiptal
    SO WHAT: people wanted there own set of rules and still be part of mexico.
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    WHO: U.S. and Mexico
    WHAT: Treaty of Guadalupe
    WHERE:Mexico City
    WHEN: January 1, 1848
    WHY: Because Mexico lost and U.S. paid Mexico0 for the land and for the damages
    SO WHAT: they were treated bad and people who actually work and do somthings get rejected now and people who dont work still get paid and have right
  • Mexican American War

    Mexican American War
    WHO: U.S. and Mexico and President James Polk and Zachary Taylor
    WHAT: War against Mexico
    WHERE: California and Texas and San Pasqual and Toas Pueblo Church and Mexico City
    WHEN: Decemeber 6, 1848 to 1848
    WHY: For land in California and Texas
    SO WHAT: U.S. got greedy and wanted more land and Mexico said no and U.S. got mad
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase
    WHO: U.S. and Mexico
    WHAT: Rail Road expantion paid Mexico 10 million
    WHERE: East of El Paso and West of California
    WHEN: january 1, 1853
    WHY: So they can run a railroad through California and Texas so they can run merchandise faster and travel further and faster
    SO WHAT: It helps for transportation and moving merchandise up and down the country