Texas Revolution (2 Okt 1835 Jahr – 21 Apr 1836 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

American Texas settlers fought the Mexican military led by Mexican dictator Santa Anna in order to achieve independence

Causes:
-Occupation of Texas by Americans
-Texans migrated to Texas to take advantage of its land for slave-based agriculture
-Mexico allowed slavery in Texas, but progressively tried to remove slavery from the territories, sparking resentment among settlers
-The Mexican government was increasingly coming under the total control of Santa Anna, further alienating the Texas population

Historical Impact:
-Texas briefly became an independent nation
-Mexico was humiliated and developed resentment towards Texas
-Texas was later annexed by the US, which would subsequently lead to the Mexican War
-Texas annexation would lead to further conflict among the states over the state of slavery

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