Conflicts
Define tariff
taxes imposed on goods
Federalists
State Authority
Support local militias
Weaker national gov
What happened at the Alamo?
TX v MX
MX wins
"Remember the Alamo"
TX wanted to recruit people from the US to fight against MX. How?
Offered land
Presidents of the Republic of Texas
Houston
Lamar
Why did the delegates of the 1822 convention want TX as a state?
The capital of MX was far away. They didn't feel part of MX.
Centralists
Weaker state
Power for the central government
Rights for the Church and the clergy
Power to the corrupt leader
Goliad Massacre
MX troops opened fire on Urrea's troops - some survived because of the "Angel of Goliad"
Houston v Santa Anna
TX v MX
President of the Republic v Dictator (Centralist)
US Army v Spanish royal army
Pros for annexation
1. Manifest Destiny
2. Economic Growth
Santa Fe expedition
Santa Anna's changing views
Why?
From Federalist to Centralist
He was in power
Battle of Gonzales
Mexico let them borrow a cannon, they used it against the natives, MX thought they would use it against them. "Come and take" the cannon if you want it.
Battle of Gonzales - Come and Take It
Start of the Revolution
Manifest Destiny
God given right to expand westward
Cons for Annexation
1. MX did not accept TX as a republic
2. Slavery- North: no slavery/ South: Yes slavery (If TX joined the US there will be an uneven distribution of salve and non-slave states)
3. TX debt
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
After Anahuac
Pledged their loyalty to the constitution
Loyalty to Santa Anna
Compare and contrast American and TX Revolution
Both wanted to leave an old way of governments
Leaders denied the people their rights
People fought for their freedom
Citizens wanted more self-government (Not dictators)
Sam Houston
In charge of the TX Army
President of the Republic of Texas
Debt- Need to look for a new source of income.
Why was the US Declaration written?
State independence and rights.
When a gov doesn't observe the people's basic rights, they can be voted out.
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
Cali = free state
DC = no slave trade
TX sold land to pay debt
Popular sovereignty - they choose if they will have slavery or not
Fugitive slave act - return slaves that left to a free state
Freedom of Religion in MX and TX
MX forced everyone to become Catholic
TX had no religion for all
Why did Britain not want TX to be independent?
They feared that annexation would make the U.S. too powerful in North America.
Black Bean Episode
Unfair drawing of black beans to kill those who chose a black bean (on top)
Houston VS Lamar
Houston: fixing debt, treaty with the Comanches
Lamar: Strong Navy, military benefits, debt, issues with Comanches. Father of Education
Statehood Terms
TX = 28th state
Pay their depth