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MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR…..
WHY????
WHO???
OUTCOME???
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Causes of the Annexation of Texas
• sale of land at $.50 an acre, but some land was acquired byhomesteading
• Texas Rangers were expensive to maintain; law enforcementgroup initially formed to protect settlers along the frontier, laterbecame a police force in Texas, assisted United States armyduring the United States-Mexican War
• there was still a lack of money to maintain protection fromMexico and the Native Americans
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Sam Houston
President
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Causes of Annexation Continued..• becoming part of United States, most Texans wanted
it some• United States citizens opposed it because of slavery,
others• feared war with Mexico• Sam Houston, in favor of annexation, elected to
second term• debate in United States congress over allowing
another slave state into the Union• public debt increases and the value of the Texas dollar decreases• United States desire for manifest destiny – westward expansion
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Events…….
• Mexican-American War – 1846 - 1848
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo – February 2, 1848
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Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoSets the boundary Between Mexico and U.S
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Effects….
• Texas is officially recognized as the 28th state on December 29,1845