The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
Filibusters
Many Mexicans became unhappy with their Spanish rulers because the best jobs in Mexico were reserved for the Spanish administrators and Spain increased Mexican taxes to help pay for their wars in Europe.
Battle of Medina
On September 16, 1810—the date now celebrated as Mexican Independence Day—Hidalgo issued the “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores”), calling for the end of Spanish rule, for racial equality, and for redistribution of land.
Constitution of 1824
American filibusters took advantage of Spanish weakness to increase their own power.
The battle of Medina was fought on August 18, 1813, between the republican forces of the Gutiérrez-Magee expedition under Gen.. The battle of Medina affected the destinies of Spain, Mexico, the United States, England, and France.
The constitution of 1824 set a number of democratic goals and provided for a federal republic, consisting of 19 states, four territories, and the Mexico City federal district. Indigenous peoples lost their special colonial status, and accompanying protections, as wards of the government.
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