The Manifest Destiny: The Identification Of Slavery In Mexico

The stability of Mexicans government had been under done and the political side of there government had been unprepared for international conflicts and wars. As time passed there worse nightmares came true, the war between U.S and Mexico. As for Texas, it becoming or settling as a independent state, in 1845 Texas became the 28th state in the U.S.

(colonizing Texas, Pg.5) However before this, there was a settlement of Americans due to a Missouri man Austin, who successfully granted a petition from the Spanish in allowing three-hundred Americans with the excuse of only settleing Texas to to grow cotton and sugar. However it could not happen due to Austin dying in 1821, and Mexico gaining its independence from the Spanish. In that event, Austin 's son approched the now Mexican government to seek his father 's mission in setteling Texas. The now Mexican government granted this petition also, but the Mexicans included conditions; the Mexicans gave Stephen a part of land in Texas where he founded the town of San Felipe De Agustin.

INTRODUCTION Throughout the 1840s and 1850s a major war happened called the Mexican American War which drastically changed the U.S. and Mexico and lead to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to be signed and which established the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S Border. This also lead to the U.S. annexation of Texas and lead to the Mexico agreeing to sell California and the rest of the territory for 15 million. So you 're probably wondering why the war was fought but you 'll find that out later.

Although there have been many events in history that relate to the topic of manifest destiny, the annexation of Texas into America was most significant. One event that relates to the topic of Texas is the Mexican cession. One can argue that the Mexican cession was one event that held more importance than the annexation of Texas due to the amounts of open land in the West. Although the Mexican cession was influenced by manifest destiny, it did not hold as much importance compared to the annexation of Texas. The Mexican cession occurred in 1848 due to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that was signed after the Mexican-American war. In this treaty, the United States would gain control of all the lands that were placed west of Texas; this became known as the Mexican cession.

Unlike the viewpoint of Americans, Mexicans did not view the annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War justifiable. Americans did not have the right to invade in Mexico. Many politicians in the United States proclaimed that they should expand their territory by the annexation of Texas and Mexico. Americans justified the annexation with the idea of “Manifest Destiny”, an expression of idealized justification on the part of Americans that they have the God-given right to civilize all the nations.

The US did not not have solid reasons to do so besides their own greed, so the US hid behind the idea of Manifest Destiny and tried to justify their actions. John O’Sullivan was the New York City journalist who coined the term Manifest Destiny. He said, “Imbecile and distracted, Mexico never can exert any real government authority over such a country…’’ (O’Sullivan, 8). O’Sullivan and the US suggested that Mexico “needed” the US to come and take over, because otherwise Mexico was going to fall apart. Although this was somewhat true, the US did not try to help Mexico through this difficult time; instead, the US took advantage of Mexico’s weakness and tried to take over completely.

In 1836 Texas declared its independence.(O’Sullivan 323) The war with Mexico happened in Mexico and the US. It started in 1846.(Roden 315) To start the war, Mexicans fired on Americans. People who believed Manifest Destiny believed that it is God’s plan to expand America to the Pacific Ocean.

The Mexican American population is comprised of a myriad of different statuses. Many families have resided in this area since Spanish American first began to migrate and settle here. The lower class arrived in Texas along with Indian and Mexican immigrants to go to work on a Spanish ranch. Others more recently attained their status as citizens here after migrating from Mexico to the United States.

In the early-mid 1800’s Manifest Destiny occurred. Manifest Destiny is a term for the United States expanding from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory. During this time, the United States obtained all the areas west of the original thirteen states. Many Americans had moved west because of personal economic problems. All throughout Manifest Destiny, the United States ran into problems with the Native Americans, faced a battle against Mexico, and obtained new land through battles with Mexico.

It was April 25, 1846. The Mexican military invaded Texas, a disputed territory. When the U.S. military came to attack, the Mexicans killed 16 Americans. This is one of the many events leading to the Mexican American War. The Mexican-American War was a major war over Mexico’s land.

Mexico similar to most new world countries was founded and colonized by one of the many European powers, in this case Spain. It all started with Hernán Cortés, the conquistador who brought Mexico to its knees. As in other colonized countries the Native population suffered greatly due to the changes brought on by Spain, a perfect example can be seen in the history of Mexico or lack thereof. Malintzin was a slave sold to Cortés who would become the secret weapon that helped him conquer Mexico and she would become the mother of the first Mexican yet record of her life barely exists. Malintzin was the first forgotten indigenous woman of Mexico but certainly not the last. In recent grassroot indigenous movements in Mexico indigenous women are fighting

Due to the threat of war with Mexico, the republic joined the United States as the state of Texas. After becoming a part of the United States, a fort was built to the west of the region and added military support from the U.S. Army. More settlers came in to claim free land grants through legislature and settled in the region.

The United States has always displayed a rich diverse culture, even before it gained its independence from Great Britain in 1776. European colonists were not the first groups of people to have lived in the America, as many indigenous groups have occupied this land hundreds of years before colonization. These indigenous groups played a major role in the makeup of Latin America and Caribbean, which is what made the Americas so diverse during the time of colonization. Academics Juan Gonzales and Paul Ortiz contribute to a current school of thought that discusses the role Latin and Caribbean Americans had in the development and liberation within the United Sates and across America. Many academics in this school of thought draw upon events like

In September 16th of 1821, Mexico gained Independence from Spain with the help of the United States. The United States was in the guise of Manifest Destiney, which they expand westward. Mexico lacked the strength of population number in the north gives places for the American immigrants to move in. The political issues raised by the new settlers became the dominant topic in Texas during the period. Spanish government gave Moses Austin of Missouri a contract to establish a colony on the Brazos River with 300 Catholic Families in January 1821.

Manifest Destiny was the American belief that expansion in North America was justified and a responsibility(Rohrbough and Nash, 217). Many Southerners and Westerners supported the war and the possibilities of expanding west. Two years later, the U.S. army pushed down to Mexico City and forced the Mexican government to surrender. They signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and ceded 40 percent of its territory, including present day California and Texas. This only fueled America’s desire to acquire more land and fulfill Manifest Destiny(Rohrbough and Nash, 218).