Texas Independence and statehood

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Texas Independence and statehood

Independence and Statehood

Due to being culturally similar to the United States, and the fact that America desired Texas, it annexed Texas in December of 1845

The U.S. was wary of Mexico reaction to the U.S. annexing Texas

Mexico always considered Texas as a rogue state during its entire existence.

Much like the American independence, the lack of representation in the central government, and their own manifest destiny agenda, Texas became independent in March 2 1836.

The battle of Guadalupe was known as the Texan Lexington

The American immigrants fired the canon at Mexican army

Battle erupted over Mexico attempting to take a canon back after lending it to the American immigrants for protection against Apache

New Texan resident started to dislike the idea of Mexico ban of slavery in Texas

Texas started to become culturally more American with each wave of immigrants

This meant that cotton could not bring profit in Texas anymore if slavery is banned

Anglo-American Immigration

Texas started to leave ranching behind and becoming part of the cotton business empire

Although Mexico allowed immigrants to settle Texas initially, new waves of Anglo and European immigrants started to outnumber the local Catholics and ignored Mexican laws.

System of empresarios

A famous empresario was Stephen F. Austin

Austin managed to become a successful empresario and is considered the father of Texas

Were given money and political power over a region if they could settle more than 260 families into an area.

Mexican Texas

In both Mexico and New Spain, Texas and the rest of the northern territory was always considered as a periphery

Mexico was flexible by allowing religious freedom

Mexico angered Tejanos by refusing to make the Texas into a state

Mexican central government was too ineffective to control the northern population and enforce laws on the state

New Nation struggled to maintain order in the northern provinces

Texas suffered from low population

Spanish Texas

Motivation for colonization

Christianization

Protecting North America from French intervention

Spanish exploration and colonization efforts

Spain founded many successful permanent settlements such as San Antonio de Bexar, Nacogdoches, El Paso del Norte, and many more.

Gift for peace systems with the Comanche

Gift for peace meant the Comanche would accept Spain help with the Apache, and promise peace as long as girts were present.

The Comanche was economically in control over Texas since the Spanish were never a feared majority when it comes to trade in the area.

Presidios

Military forts for the Spanish

Usually located near Haciendas

Haciendas

Haciendas were Franciscan church communities whose purpose was to attract Native Americans for colonization, since they had the control of birth certificates in the area.