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Mexixan Independence from Spain
*an armed conflict, and political/social process which ended the rule of spain
*began French invasion of Spain in 1808, continued w/Grito de Dolores (Spet. 16, 1810), and ended w/ the entrance of the Army of the Three Guarantees to Mexico city (Sept. 27, 1821. -
Stephen Austin Settles Texas
*Spanish speeking Tejanos had settlements when he arrived
*North of Tejanos settlements was the territories of the Apache, Comanche and other Indian tribes.
*1824, Texas was joined w/ Coahuila to become part of the Mexican state of Coahulia y Texas. -
Texas Delcares Independence
*formal declaration of independence of the Rupublic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution
*adopted at the convention of 1836 at Washington- on the Brazos -
Battle of Alamo
*Sam Houston (commander of Texas) sent over 180 rebels to an abandonded Catholic mission called Alamo with the hopes to hold back Santa Anna's 6,000 troops and allow his army more time to prepar
*Rebels led be William B. Travis, who dispatched a plea to fellow Texans and US citizens for help
*Although the plea was left unanswered, Texans hold Army for 13 days allowing prep.
*March 6, 1836 Santa Anna's army stormed the Alamo.
*After six hours, killing and wounding about 600 ppl they were overrun -
Battle of San Jacinto
*It considered to be the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.
*General Sam Houston led the Texian Army and defeated General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that only lasted twenty minutes. About 630 Mexican soliders were killed 730 captured. Only 9 Texans died. -
Texans Wins Its Independence
*Defeating Mexican forces at San Jacinto meant independence for Texas
*Sann Houston was soon after elected as president of the Republic of Texas. -
Texas Annexation
*was the incorporation in to the United States of America of the Rupublic of Texas.
*was drafted on Feb. 27, 1844, singed Dec. 29, 1845 and became effective on Feb, 19, 1846 -
Mexican American War
*armed conflict between the US and the Rupublic of Mexico from 1846 to 1848
*mainly caused because Mexico still considered part of its territory, despite the 1836 Texas Revolution -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo/Mexican Cession
*officially ends the Mexican-American war on Feburary 2, 1848. The treaty added on additional 525,000 square miles to the United States. Including present day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. -
Gadsen Purchase
*A 29,640-square mile region of present-day Southern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the US in a treaty on Dec 30, 1853 by James Gadsen, the American embassador to Mexico at the time.