Events Leading up to the Mexican War

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  • The Missouri Compromise created free states and slave states in America

    The Missouri Compromise created free states and slave states in America.

  • Texas becomes the northern most Mexican province

  • The Mexican government abolished slavery

  • The Mexican government prohibited immigration from America

  • The Anglo population swelled to 30,000

    there were 2,000 slaves and the Mexican population only number 5,000

  • Texan settlers rebelled against Santa Anna

  • The Battle of San Jacinto where Texas was granted independence from Mexico

  • John Tyler pushed through congress a resolution annexing Texas

  • President Polk stationed General Taylor along the Rio Grande

    General Taykor had an army of 4,000 troops.

  • The Mexican army crossed the Rio Grande

    They killed/wounded 16 of General Taylor's men.

  • Slidell returned to Washington and informed Polk that he was rejected

  • Polk submitted his war message

    Polk claimed that "American blood was shed on American soil".