US-Mexican War

Question 1

When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

Answer 1

1821

Question 2

What did the Mexican government establish, in order to strengthen the economy and how they wanted to do it?

Answer 2

The Mexican government established empresarios, land agents, so that they could bring immi,grants to Tejas to strengthen the economy through land sales and new settlements

Question 3

Who was a key land agent?

What did that key land agent do?

Answer 3

Stephen F. Austin persuaded Americans to come to Tejas by advertising Tejas for its rich and beautiful land containing natural resources and valuable wild cattle and horses

Question 4

Did the Texians feel represented by the Mexican government?

Answer 4

Texians didn’t feel represented by the Mexican government:

• They required all immigrants, Texians, to become Mexican citizens, and they had to abide laws
• Forced to adapt to Mexican culture (change their culture)
• Forced to speak Spanish (change their language)
• Forced to adopt the Catholic religion (change their religion)

Question 5

What date did Mexico start considering withdrawing their invitation to new American settlers

Answer 5

Mid-1820s

Question 6

What date did the Mexican government combine the provinces of Tejas and Coahuila to form the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas

Answer 6

1824

Question 7

When did the Mexican government abolish slavery?

Who did they exclude from this new action?

Answer 7

1829, Mexican government abolished slavery throughout Mexico, but excluded the owners of already pre-existing slaveholders living in Tejas