JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Mexico agreed to accept the Rio Grande. Mexico also recognized Texas belongs to the US. Mexico gave up their long stretch of land between Texas and the
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The Mexican Government upset the American settlers. Mexico closed Texas to American immigration and Texas started paying taxes to Mexico, they wished to break away from Mexico so Santa Anna sent troops to end the revolt. Texans held off the army for 13 days, of 6, 000, when there were only 150 of them.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Texas became a breeding ground for distrust and differences between the U.S. and Mexico. The Mexican government tried to end slavery in the region, impose taxes, and end immigration from the U.S. Engaged in a civil war, the relationship between the Mexican government and the American settlers grew worse.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of the Alamo was an important event in the Texas Revolution and American History because it rallied the rest of Texas to fight against the Mexican army eventually leading to a victory over Santa Ana at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of the Alamo during Texas’ war for independence from Mexico lasted thirteen days, from February 23, 1836-March 6, 1836. In December of 1835, a group of Texan volunteer soldiers had occupied the Alamo, a former Franciscan mission located near the present-day city of San Antonio.
Detailed explanation-4: -On March 6, 1836, after 13 days of intermittent fighting, the Battle of the Alamo comes to a gruesome end, capping off a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. Mexican forces were victorious in recapturing the fort, and nearly all of the roughly 200 Texan defenders-including frontiersman Davy Crockett-died.