Mexico gains Independence from Spain
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- Louisiana Purchase
- We would love to sell our land to you!
- Would you like $15 million for the land?
- ��Do Not ignoreWe would like to buy your land for $15 million
- Mexico Citizens Unhappy
- We want a change in the rules! They are unfair and we do not want to live your way any longer!
- Father Miguel Hidalgo
- We are almost at the Rio Grande. Stay with me my children! We must hide from them!
- Gun Shot*
- The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million.
- Filibusters
- The land looks quite fair and horses are plentiful.
- The Mexicans grew unhappy as they lived in a racist society. Most Mexicans decided to protest against the rules along with the Native people.
- Battle of Medina
- We want to free Mexico and Texas from you guys!
- We will kill you rebels! Even if you surrender we will kill you! You will not take this land from us!
- Father Miguel Hidalgo is a priest who wanted everyone treated equally no matter their race and was supported by a lot of people in the bottom classes. He was later shot and killed by an officer who betrayed him.
- Constitution of 1824
- A filibuster is a person who wages an unofficial war on a country for their own personal gain. Specifically, Philip Nolan, a filibuster who was selling wild horses was accused of spying on Spain and later attacked and killed.
- Gutierrez de Lara meets another rebel named Augustus Magee and soon create an army named "The Republican Army of the North" which consisted of Tejanos, Native Americans, and white American filibusters. Their intention was to free Texas and Mexico from Spain's control. They were mostly successful with them making Spain suffer heavy losses and defeat the Goliad and Spanish troops. They have a battle with the Spanish forces South of the Medina River and lose almost everyone in their army.
- The citizens of Mexico want a change in government after Agustin de Iturbide lost his power because of how he acted while he was president. Because of this constitution, the Mexican people could finally vote who they wanted as their leader with power being distributed to the national government, president, and individual state governments. They also had their own individual rights. Mexico was reorganized and has 19 states now with Texas being United with Coahuila.
- Have you heard about the Constitution? We all have our own rights now!
- I've been waiting for this day to come! Now I can live my own life!
- Yeah, I'm so excited for the future, now we don't have to worry about fights and our society isn't as racist!
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