HIST 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Moses Austin, Nueces River, Multiplication Table
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Oregon is administered jointly with the british beginning in 1827. By the 1840s settlers and merchants wanted a change of status. A decade of diplomacy with the british almost comes unhinged in 1844-45. Daniel webster, through diplomacy had resolved several crisis with the british over rebellions, boundaries etc favored diplomacy over war. Polk demands all of the oregon territory, rejected (ridiculous. Polk negotiates terms with the british, turning attention to mexico. British prepared for war, polk backs down and accepts the 49 parallel as the. Us senate under webster and calhoun negotiate the treaty, but claims victory. 15000 americans lived intexas on 1830, under mexican rule. (multiplication table) moses austin leads first group of american families into texas. Fearing large numbers of americans in texas, santa anna takes control of. Texas and leaves a standing army. (santa anna deposes the mexican govt. in. 1835, in hopes of cruhing rebellions and creating a mexican empire)