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3/13/2017

Texas Revolution    1821 - breaks away from Spain and becomes  - , 1836 – Battle of the Alamo. an independent country. All Texans defending the Alamo were killed,  1822 – (Stephen Austin) Texas colony was started. including , and Jim Bowie. The people living in Texas were under Mexican ordered the execution of those who surrendered. rule/government. Texans were outraged!   1830 – Mexican government banned Americans from , 1836 – Texas declares independence from settling in Texas (Slavery) Mexico.   1835 – tried to remove a cannon from , 1836 – , Texans a town in Texas, but rebels fought the Mexican’s. captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign a treaty This was the Beginning of the Texas revolution giving Texas independence.

Texas Six Flags   1840: Texas is recognized as an  France, Spain, Mexico, Lone-Star Republic (Texas), independent country. (Sam is U.S. Confederates States president of Texas) US debated what to do with Texas and Mexico and their issues with Slavery 1845: President James K. Polk, congress, annex Texas as the 28 th State.

Mexican American War War Breaks Out    : The belief that Americas fate was  Mexico says Texas border is , U.S. says to settle to the Pacific Ocean and spread democracy border is .  General Zachary Taylor goes into disputed territory  Annexing Territory (Officially adding it to the U.S.)  Mexico fights back  Oregon: Russia and Spain give up claims, U.S. splits  th War is declared by President Polk. territory at 49 parallel (Canadian Border)  Bear Flag Revolt: The few Americans living in California  Texas Annexed 1845 seized control, declared California an independent country.  California: Under control of Mexico, farming and  American Navy arrived and defeated remaining Californios cattle ranching by Mexican colonists (U.S. wants the (Mexican Colonists) land)  U.S. took control of California

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Mexican Cession     Mexican army fights battles with U.S. in Mexico City Gold discovered at Sutter’s Fort, California and San Jacinto.  49ers: 1849 huge numbers of people began migrating to  Santa Anna surrenders California to search for gold.   Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Mexico turns over Prospectors: Stake a claim of land along a river or stream land that includes present day Utah, Nevada, and search for gold. California (Mexican Cession)  Success stories brought many people to California  Gadsden Purchase: U.S. pays Mexico 10 million  Many cultures mixed in the mining camps dollars for present day Arizona

Gold Rush: Who was successful?   Merchants and Businessmen: Supplies and food were sold for inflated prices.  Few gold miners were successful, most lost money on supplies (not enough gold to go around to make up the difference)  Long Term Effects: Population boom, California becomes a state, leftover merchants and gold miners start new industry and the California economy grows!

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