MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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negotiation
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strategic battle plans
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massacre
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fair treatment of prisoners
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is Antonio López de Santa Anna most famous for? In 1836 Antonio López de Santa Anna marched into Texas to quell a rebellion primarily by U.S. settlers there. During this expedition, Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -Determined to crush the Texas rebels, Santa Anna took command of the Mexican army that invaded Texas in 1836.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of San Jacinto, (April 21, 1836), defeat of a Mexican army of about 1, 200–1, 300 men under Antonio López de Santa Anna by about 900 men (mostly recent American arrivals in Texas) led by Gen. Sam Houston.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which best describes the role of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in the Texas Revolutions? As dictator of Mexico, he failed in his invasion of Texas and signed the Treaties of Velasco.