Texas
War of Independence
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The U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-48 | Fifteen years before the Civil War, the United States fought a war against Mexico that added a half million square miles of territory to the United States. The annexation of Texas in 1845 gaverise to the U.S. - Mexican war of 1846 - 1848. It was a controversial war that heightened the conflict between North and South. The underlying cause was the movement of Americans into the Far West. As Americans moved west, their land claims conflicted with those of Mexico |
The
Forgotten Sacrifices of Tejanos in Texas' Fight |
Tejanos „ Hispanics who were born in what would later become Texas „ were an important faction in the fight for Texas independence. Influential Tejanos Jose Antonio Navarro and Lorenzo de Zavala proudly risked death with the other signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2,1836. | |
War of Independence 1832-1836 | Rags were our uniform, sire! Nine out of ten of them was in rags. And it was a fighting uniform.--Quartermaster Valentine Bennett | |
Royce's history report The Texas War for Independence | Royce's history report The Texas War for Independence | |