HST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Atlantic Slave Trade, Maria W. Stewart, Anti-Racism
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Wednesday- 11/18/2015 worried about holding onto nation"s territory after the independence from spain. American west was the place to solve all the problems ( natives on the east coast, debt, free land in the west) The west was area to practice 2nd great awakening ways of life. Violence was a big part of the western area, violent removal of natives. The americans that originally go to texas, lter from louisiana border, into east texas. Got an invitation to live in texas b/c mexicans didn"t want to occupy the land, government was. Mexicans required the adoption of catholicism to the new immigrants. 1824(mexican independence gained) mexico abolished slavery, they had been a major importer of slaves along the gulf coast. Hoped this american immigrants would serve as a buffer population from north native indians areas. 1830"s over 20,000 americans living in east texas, having over 1,000 slaves with them- rst sign of problem for mexico"s government because slavery was abolished.
