SEGUÍN, JUAN NEPOMUCENO (1806–1890). Juan Seguín, political and military figure of the Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas, was born in San Antonio on October 27, 1806, the elder of two sons of Juan José María Erasmo Seguín and María Josefa Becerra. Although he had little formal schooling, Juan was encouraged by his father to read and write, and he appears to have taken some interest in music. At age nineteen he married María Gertrudis Flores de Abrego, a member of one of San Antonio's most important ranching families. They had ten children, among whom Santiago was a mayor of Nuevo Laredo and Juan, Jr., was an officer in the Mexican military in the 1860s and 1870s.…
Also, since Texas wanted to be apart of the U.S, they could of helped with that. But because of Presadent Polk, Mexico became sore- and sent Mr. Slidell back to the US. Think of all the other options we could of had, if it wasent for the -illegal- actions of…
On May 9th, 1846 mexican soldiers fired upon americans north of the Rio Grande. Texas was once part of mexico but was annexed in 1845. The fight was over the border that was made to divide Mexico and Texas. When president James K. Polk sent troops into the disputed area then that was what started this war. America was not right to got to war because U.S.A was robbing the land, Polk provoked the war, and slavery will expand.…
In 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain, but 25 years later, Mexico had to endure another war. Culture differences between Mexico and the U.S led to conflict . Mexico was Catholic and the U.S. mostly were Protestant/Pro-Slavery. Once James K. Polk was elected, everything changed. Polk not only wanted Texas, he wanted California as well.…
It was after the Texans snarled to raise a strong army to defend them against oppression that another conflict emerged to the south. Essentially, Mexico had become a war torn country that had dissolved itself into civil war as the centralist government was confronted by centralists…
Slavery in Texas was likely one of the important issues that led to the Texas Revolution. Slave owners in Texas were concerned in protecting their right to own slaves. Mexican officials had frequently threatened to abolish the institution of slavery, and revolution would ensure that Texas could hold on to the practice. Some settlers that came to Texas brought their own slaves when they bought land in Texas. Although some slaves traveled to Texas from the United States with their owner, most slaves were bought thought the slave trade in Texas.…
The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because, America invaded mexico ,American were stealing land from Mexico, and the American were disobeying Mexico rules when they were in Texas. During the year 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain. Before America took mexico’s land, it was about the size of the United States itself. Mexico stretched from Guatemala to Oregon . Texas tried two time to apply for annexation to the United States, both times Congress said no. in 1844, when James k. Polk, a strong supporter of the manifest destiny ( god’s plan the America extend its territory all the way to the pacific ocean) became president, Polk didn’t only want to annex Texas, but he also wanted California (Roden background essay).…
The Texas Revolutionary War is a war that is depicted by the American people to be a war that was fought and was justified to better the lives of the Texian and American people, making the Texian’s the “good guys” in the American point of view in this war. My beliefs is that the Mexican Government was only trying to defend their struggling government and land from being taken over by Anglo settlers from the United States that believed in slavery and also was against a Centralized Mexican Government. The Mexican Empire was a very big and widely spread Nation, making the Mexican Government struggle to maintain the land and keep their residence in order. Many of the Anglo Settlers that migrated to what is now know as Texas were wealthy slave owners and Americans who were fleeing debt or hoping to strike riches in new lands. Being that Slavery was outlawed in Mexico meant that the Mexican Government did not condone the practice of slavery; since many of the Anglo settlers where wealthy farmers and their crop demanded slave work, it made the Anglo’s feel that the practice of slavery was in danger from the Mexican Government leading to the start of the Texas Revolutionary War.…
“When Texas got their independence from Mexico in 1836, they wanted to join the U.S. However, they wouldn’t become a state for almost a decade. There were a few reasons they had to wait so long . One reason was slavery. There had been a balance between free and slave states, and if they added texas, the balance would be unset.…
The United States had great interest in acquiring Texas, and they tried to purchase it on two separate occasions. Other causes often suggested were the cultural and ethnic differences. Differences such as religion, language, and government between the Mexican nation and the…
The annexation of Texas by the United States provoked the Mexican ambassador and relations between the two nations were severed. However, the president of Mexico, Jose Joaquin Herrera, wanted to negotiate with the United States because he knew his country did not have the resources for a war. Herrera also knew that the Mexican people would be outraged at the loss of Texas. During negotiations, Herrera and Polk disagreed on the boundaries of Texas. Mexico believed Texas ended at the Nueces River.…
In 1829, American settlers began to reside in Mexico’s territories in the southwest, disregarding their customs and laws. American colonists in Texas protested Mexican rule, sparking the Texas Revolution in 1835. Soon after, Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna attacked Alamo and won, but the Treaty of Velasco gave Texas independence and created the border between Texas and Mexico (Berkin 314). Unfortunately, Mexicans wanted renegotiation of the treaty, threatening war. On April 22, 1846, Mexico announced that its territory had been invaded and declared war.…
In so doing, it worsened the divisions which were taking place over issues such as slavery and states’ rights throughout the United States at the time. With the annexation of Texas therefor contributing…
Others believed that the Mexican government was to blame for viewing the people of Texas as of little importance. In fact there were a number of factors that led to the revolution. Probably the greatest cause of the Texas…
The Mexican American War was the first war that the United States primarily fought on foreign soil of which led to great amounts of bloodshed at the detriment of Mexico. The United States originally provoked the war as U.S. president James K. Polk set his eyes on expanding west as he believed in “Manifest Destiny”. The War was a result of the United States Annexation of Texas. Texas was its own Republic from 1836 through 1845 after winning it war for Independence. Mexico although never recognized its independence while the United States did recognize Texas as a sovereign country in 1837 but it did decline to annex the territory.…