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Mexican Independence from Spain
Who: Mexico( with Hidalgo's help) and Spain
What: Lead his people against the Spanish
Where: Mexico
When: Started in 1810 and ended in 1821
Why: The Mexicans disliked the political and economic reform and wanted to be custodians of Spanish Monarchy
So what?: Mexico is now an independent country and without the revolution it would be under the control of Spain -
Texas Independence from Mexico
Who: United States and Mexico
What: Event in which American colonists in Texas secured the independence of the area from Mexico
Where: Texas
When: 1836
Why: Americans wanted to keep Texas as a slave state
So what?: Texas became one of the states of the U.S.A -
Mexican-American War
Who: United States and Mexico
What: War over the territory of Texas
Where: Primarily in northern and central Mexico
When: 1846-1848
Why: United States wanted to annex Texas which has been under the control of Mexico
So What?: If Mexico would have won, Texas would not be a part of the United States -
Treaty of Guadalupe Higaldo
Who: United States and Mexico
What: It was a treaty called for Mexico to give yp half of its territory
Where: near Rio Grande
When: February 2, 1848
Why: Americans wanted more territory
So What?: If the treaty was not signed California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado would belong to Mexico -
Gadsden Purchase
Who: United States (with the help of James Gadsden) and Mexico
What: It was a purchase of land from Mexico
Where: Southern New Mexico, Arizona south of Gila River
When: December 30th 1853
Why: It was purchased to get approval for a southern railroad route to the Pacific coast in the territory
So what?: Now Arizona and New Mexico are also part of the United States
