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Mexican Independence from Spain
Who: creoles, spaniards, miguel hidalgo
What: Mexico gains its independence from spain.
Where: revolt started in Dolores, Guanajuato.
When: sep, 16, 1810
why:mexicans resented spanish rule they didnt want to be ruled by them any longer.
So What: mexico wouldn't be its own country today. -
Texas Independence from Mexico
Who: mexicans, texans, and Sam Houston
What: People in texas wanted their independence from mexico so they fought for their contorl over the state.
Where:Texas
When:1835-1836
Why: texas wanted independence from mexico.
So what: texas would still be uder mexican rule today. -
Mexican American War
Who: U.S, mexico, polk
What: America wanted to make a deal with mexico over land,but mexico refused and war broke out.
Where:First war broke out at the rio grande river
When:1845
Why: U.S wanted control over all land north of the rio grande but mexico still considered that their land.
So what: they would of been took advantage of by the U.S. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who: U.S, mexico
What: Treaty was singed giving half of mexicos land for 15 million dollars
Where:mexico and america
When:1848
Why: To settle the conflict between mexic and the U.S.
SO what:if this treaty was never signed then america would have as much land as it does today.
Why: to settle conflict between mexico and the U.S
So what:U.s -
Gadsden Purchase
Who:U.S' mexico, james gadsden
What: U.S wants to make a purchase of mexican land for the building of a railroad
Where: land between texas and san deigo
when:1854
Why: America wanted thed land to build a new rail road.
So what: America wouldn't have good trasportation in that area during the industrialzation.
