TX History Ch 14.2

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Chapter 14: Texas Faces Foreign Challenges Section 2: Conflict with Mexico

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Chapter 14: Texas Faces Foreign Challenges

Section 2: Conflict with Mexico

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Bellwork

Imagine you are the leader of Mexico, what are some policies you might have towards Texas following the Texas Revolution?

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Santa Fe Expedition

• Texas claimed Rio Grande as southern border

• Mexico contested this claim

• Lamar wanted to expand trade and Texas influence

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Santa Fe Expedition

• June 1841: Lamar sends 320 people to Santa Fe

• Santa Fe expedition sent to expand Texas control in the West

•Hugh McLeod—leader of the Santa Fe expedition

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Santa Fe Expedition

•Experienced hardships: Indian attacks and ran low on food and water

•Wagons got stuck near Caprock

•Divides soldiers

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Santa Fe Expedition

•Oct 1841: Captured by Mexican forces

•Marched 1200 miles to Mexico City

• Imprisoned until following April

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Santa Fe Expedition

• Jose Navarro sentenced to death

•Later escaped

•60 Texans died

Jose Antonio Navarro

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The Texas Navy

• Sept 1841: Lamar sends Navy to Yucatan coast

• Rebels agreed to pay $8000/month for use of Texas Navy Texas Navy Flag

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The Texas Navy

•Lamar used the Texas Navy to pressure Mexico for recognition

•1841: Sam Houston becomes president and orders navy home

•Houston tries to sell the navy

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The Archives War

• Mexican leaders upset with actions of the Lamar administration

• 1842: General Ráfael Vásquez enters Texas

• Attacks San Antonio, Goliad, Refugio, & Victoria

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The Archives War

•Texans panic & fear an attack on Austin

•Houston orders archives be removed

•Austin residents oppose move

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The Archives War

•Archives War—struggle over attempt to move government record from Austin to Houston in 1842Depiction of Archives War

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The Archives War

•Angelina Eberly—leader in the Archives War Angelina Eberly statue in

Austin

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The Archives War

•Sept 1824: Mexico invades Texas again

•Adrián Woll—Mexican general who captured San Antonio in September 1842

•Texans forced Woll to retreat

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The Mier Expedition

•Texans angry about attacks

•Alexander Somervell—general sent by Houston to pursue General Woll

•Recapture soldiers taken by General Woll

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The Mier Expedition

•Reach Rio Grande

•Realizes he does not have enough supplies or soldiers

•Orders troops home

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The Mier Expedition

• 300 of 750 soldiers disobey and decide to invade Mexico

•Mier expedition—an invasion of Mexico by rebellious Texas troops in 1842

• Dec 23, 1842: Texans enter Mier and demand supplies

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The Mier Expedition

•Supplies do not arrive

•Texans storm town

•900 Mexican soldiers waiting for them

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The Mier Expedition

•100 Mexicans, 30 Texans killed

•Texans surrender

•Mexican commander ignores order to execute prisoners

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The Mier Expedition• Prisoners

marched to Mexico City

• Santa Anna orders every 10th prisoner shot

• Prisoners draw beansDrawing Beans

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The Mier Expedition

• Black bean = death (blindfolded & shot)

• White Bean = no punishment

• September 1844: last of the prisoners released Execution of Mier

Expedition participants

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The Mier Expedition

• Britain & France worked to restore peace between Texas & Mexico

• An independent Texas would slow U.S. expansion

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French Flag

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• Spring 1845: British presents Mexican government with a document recognizing Texas independence

• Texas agrees not to be annexed

• Agreement only preliminary

The Mier Expedition

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The Mier Expedition

•Mexico agreed to proposal

•Wished to prevent U.S. expansion

•Texans have a choice

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Texas Mexico