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Mexican Independence from Spain
Who: Mexicans and the Spanish
What: Mexicans went into war with the Spanish
Where: Mexico
When: 1810-1821
Why: They disliked the caste system and their government.
So What: Mexico got its independence from Spain. -
Texas Independence from Mexico
Who: Texas and Mexicans
What: Texas wanted to split from Mexico
Where: Texas
When: 1836
Why: The liberty they were promised wasn’t granted to them.
So what: Texas got its independence and became The Republic of Texas. -
Mexican-American War
Who: Mexicans and Americans
What: The mexican government was angry that the U.S. wanted to buy New Mexico & California from them, so they sent military forces and the U.S. took it as a a threat and the U.S. declared war against Mexico
Where: Mexico & U.S.
When: 1845-1848
Why: The U.S. wanted New Mexico and California
So what? : Peace was finally gained and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who: U.S. & Mexico
What: The Treaty meant Mexico gave up almost half it's territory and the U.S. paid $15 million for compensation of war-related damage.
Where: Mexico
When:1848
Why: Polk wanted Peace
So what? : So after signing the Treaty, Mexico gabe up almost half their territory-California, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah- in return, the U.S. gave them money for the war damage on Mexican land -
Gadsden Purchase
Who: U.S. Pres. F Pierce & American Minister of Mexico James Gardsen
What: They wanted to establish a border between the U.S. & Mexico
Where: 30,000 sq mi. that runs south of Gila River from east of El Paso, west of California: Mexican-American Border
When: 1853
Why: They wanted to make a route for a railroad
So what: So the Gadsden Purchase was the final boundary between Mexico and the U.S.
