Unit 07:Early Statehood DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR ERAS IN TEXAS HISTORY
Early Statehood (1845) Slave State Mexican War Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Rio Grande River determined as border Compromise of 1850 Manifest Destiny WHY HISTORIANS DIVIDE THE PAST INTO ERAS
History is divided into eras so it iseasier to identify cause and effectof the great events/people in history CAUSES OF AND EVENTS LEADING TO TEXAS ANNEXATION
Texas independence American Texans desired tobecome part of the United States. United States desire for ManifestDestiny The Republics financial problems Sam Houston supportedannexation. CAUSES OF AND EVENTS LEADING TO TEXAS ANNEXATION
Early Statehood Concerns Defining Texas Borders Expanding Texas Population Texas Annexation Delayed Annexation might cause a war withMexico Texas as a slave state, which wouldswitch the balance to southernslave states Why Texans wanted Annexation Annexation meant Texas debtswould be paid INDIVIDUALS, EVENTS, AND ISSUES DURING EARLY TEXAS STATEHOOD
U.S. Mexican War Cause Mexico claimed the Nueces Riveras its border, and the United States/Texasclaimed the Rio Grande. The war began at Brownsville when asmall battle breaks out, and Americanblood is shed. Effect- Rio Grand becomes official border Events that led to War First- Shots fired by both sides north of RioGrande Second-The United States declares war onMexico Third- Thousands of Texans volunteer toserve during the war Finally- General Zachary Taylor defeats SantaAnna INDIVIDUALS, EVENTS, AND ISSUES DURING EARLY TEXAS STATEHOOD
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Ended the Mexican War Mexican Cession the Southwest isclaimed by the United States. Mexico accepts Texas as part of theUnited States, and the United Statespaid $15 million to Mexico. The Rio Grande River is the borderof Texas. INDIVIDUALS, EVENTS, AND ISSUES DURING EARLY TEXAS STATEHOOD
Population Growth Population doubled since annexation Towns grew into cities largest city wasGalveston Migration of Americans to Texas Immigration of Europeans (e.g., Germansto the Hill Country) Compromise of 1850 The Texas-New Mexico Boundary Actstates that Texas would receive $10 millionin return for giving up part of their westernand northern territory, paying off Texasdebt, and determining the westernboundary of the state. This agreement was intended to deal withthe slavery issue. Did not abolish slavery! EARLY STATEHOOD AND MEXICAN CESSION GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND PATTERNS IN TEXAS DURING THE 19th, 20th, AND 21st CENTURIES
Statehood Where did European immigrants settleand why? What proportion of Texans wereslaveholders? By 1850, the slave population in Texashad increased to 58,161; in 1860 therewere 182,566 slaves, 30 percent of thetotal population. In 1860 almost 25percent of all white families in Texasowned at least one slave. Texasranked 10th in total slave populationand 9th in percentage of slavepopulation (30 percent of allresidents) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND PATTERNS IN TEXAS DURING THE 19th, 20th, AND 21st CENTURIES
Where were plantations located inTexas? SOUTH and EAST Texas Durazno Plantation Freeman Plantation William Garrett Plantation Hatfield Plantation Liendo Plantation Old Brulay Plantation Col. Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson Plantation Varner-Hogg Plantation Immigration into Texas
In 1860 foreign-born citizens of Texasnumbered 43,422 Some 20,000 were from Germany Living in Houston, Galviston, andSan Antonio Most German immigrants settled incentral and South Texas Houston and Galveston are locatedalong the Gulf Coast of Texas