WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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So they would work for the Mexican Government.
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To convince new settlers to fight for the Mexican Army.
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To increase population and strengthen trade, helping the Mexican economy.
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To learn about American ways so they could be just like them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Mexico founded the province of Texas in 1821, the land was very sparsely populated, so Texans actively recruited settlers from the United States to help grow the region’s population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thousands of Americans, primarily from slave states, flocked to Texas and quickly came to outnumber the Tejanos, the Mexican residents of the region. The soil and climate offered good opportunities to expand slavery and the cotton kingdom. Land was plentiful and offered at generous terms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The government of Mexico offered Americans land in Texas because few Mexicans wanted to settle there. The northern regions of Mexico and the southern regions of Texas were (and still are) very sparsely populated due to lack of water and poor farmland.