AP US History in 1 Minute Daily: Texas Revolution (Day 120/309)

Welcome to today’s explanation of the Texas Revolution in my series- APUSH in 1 Minute Daily!

Agustín de Iturbide entering Mexico City in 1821. Mexico News Daily

While there had been long-standing border disputes between Spanish Mexico, the Louisiana Territory, and the United States, a significant change occurred in 1821 when Mexico won independence from Spain.

Fall of the Alamo, Wikimedia Commons

The new Mexican government allowed American settlers to colonize Texas, however, against Mexican laws, Americans brought enslaved persons. When Mexico banned future settlement, Americans revolted through war and declared Texan independence in 1836.

Map of Texas 1844, Wikimedia Commons

In the Treaty of Velasco, Texas was affirmed as independent, but the Mexican Congress refused to recognize the treaty. They continued to view Texas as part of Mexico.

Proposed Annexation of Texas, Wikimedia Commons

Texan leaders Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin desired annexation by the U.S. However, debates over adding a huge new slave state as well as the impact on the relationship with Mexico led the Senate to reject the treaty of annexation.

After Mexican independence from Spain, American settlers moved to Texas. A subsequent war led to Texan independence and then a debate over the possible annexation of the region by the U.S. 

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