The Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexican War: A Concise History

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This narrative history describes the events preceding, and the prosecution of, the Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexican War. It begins with the introduction of the empresario system in Mexico in 1823, a system of land distribution to American farmers and ranchers in an try to fortify the postwar economy following Mexico’s independence from Spain. Once welcomed as fellow countrymen, the brand new settlers, homesteading on land destined to be known as Texas, were viewed as enemies when in 1835 they revolted against the federal government’s harsh Centralist rulings. Winning independence from Mexico and recognition from the USA as the independent Republic of Texas only intensified the Mexican refusal to accept their lack of Texas as legitimate. The final straw for both sides came when Texas used to be granted U.S. statehood and 11 American soldiers were ambushed and murdered. Consequently, Congress declared war on Mexico, a bloody conflict that resulted within the U.S. gain of 525,000 square miles.

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