MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Santa Anna killed prisoners of war in Goliad
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President Andrew Jackson of the US refused to send troops
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Texans met at the Consultation to create a new government
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The Mexican government outlawed American immigration
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Detailed explanation-1: -THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT SAID THEY HAD TO FOLLOW CERTAIN RULES: BECOME MEXICAN CITIZENS. BECOME ROMAN CATHOLICS. THEY ALSO WERE UPSET WHEN MEXICO BANNED SLAVERY (ALTHOUGH AUSTIN WAS ULTIMATELY ABLE TO GET THE GOVERNMENT TO PERMIT IT IN TEXAS).
Detailed explanation-2: -The most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution was the refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by “Siete Leyes” which placed almost total power in the hands of the Mexican national government and Santa Anna.
Detailed explanation-3: -It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 19, 1836, the Texas Congress unilaterally set the boundaries of the republic. It declared the Rio Grande to be the southern boundary, even though Mexico had refused to recognize Texas independence. The eastern border with Louisiana presented problems.