HIST 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Antonio López De Santa Anna, Wilmot Proviso, Mexican War Of Independence
16 May 2016
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Chapter 13: the crisis of the union 1844-1860. Manifest destiny- duty to expand the country from atlantic to pacific: manifest destiny: south and north. Second party system politicians avoided policies about slavery that would cause issues: the independence of texas. 1830s- yeomen and plantation slavery carried into arkansas and missouri. Major stephen h. long labeled the area great american desert unfit for cultivation. Adams-onis treaty of 1819 guaranteed spanish sovereignty over texas region: austin family: texas pioneers and speculators. Mexican government used lavish grants to encourage americans and. Mexicans to move to texas after it won its independence. Cattle and cotton raised by slaves in eastern and central texas. 1835- president general antonio lopez de santa anna strengthened national authority and nullified concessions: rebellion and war. Newspapers talked of heroism of the alamo that were defeated by santa ana. Lured by grants, hundreds flocked to join rebel army. Texans voted for annexation by the united states.
