MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Mexico closed the border to new US immigrants
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Santa Anna became the leader of Mexico, and the Texans did not like him.
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Mexico wanted to abolish slavery
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mexico had officially abolished slavery in Texas in 1829, and the desire of Anglo Texans to maintain the institution of chattel slavery in Texas was also a major cause of secession. Colonists and Tejanos disagreed on whether the ultimate goal was independence or a return to the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
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: -They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Texas Revolution, also called War of Texas Independence, war fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in Texas’s independence from Mexico and the founding of the Republic of Texas (1836–45).
Detailed explanation-4: -By the 1830s, many settlers were afraid that the Mexicans would take their slaves away, so slave owners wanted independence from Mexico. The Constitution of 1824 allowed the Texans freedom to rule themselves.
Detailed explanation-5: -What did Texans want independence from Mexico? Texans wanted freedom of religion and wanted to establish cotton plantations using slave labor.