HILD 7C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mexican Americans, United States Territorial Acquisitions, Mariachi
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The mexican american war and the making of the border. American conquest of the southwest: overview and timeline a. i. Texas revolution: 1836, claims independence from mexico, not recognized by. Mexican american war: 1846-1848: mexico giving up upwards of half its territory to u. s. , no fixed border in 1848 a. iv. Economic shift from mexican pastoral economy based on farming and ranching to more capitalist system based on mass agriculture and growing consumer markets, increasing industrial production: westward expansion and manifest destiny b. i. Mexican instability, internal problems and conflicts, not able to fully control and police outer edges of mexican territory b. i. 2. b. i. 3. Laissez faire hands off approach when it comes to economic growth of northern part of mexico b. i. 4. Growth of anglo population in texas (still part of mexico) b. i. 4. a. Mexican law gives equal citizenship to foreigners as long as they pay their taxes b. i. 6.
