Mexican

Why was there tension between Mexicans and the American settlers to Texas?they continued to use slavery, people became concerned in texas and wanted greater autonomy and adapt their own constitutionDescribe the Battle of the Alamo and why it was fought?the battle was fought thinking that texas might surrender. They ended up killing everyone in the alamoDescribe Sam Houston’s defeat of Santa Ana:after the defeat they made him sign a treaty that gave him more landDescribe the US’s annexation of Texas: Houston asked US to annex texas and Jackson agreed but congress did notDescribe how Polk provokes the Mexican’s into war: he endorsed texas claim of all territory surrendered by santa ana inflaming border warDescribe the Military aspects of the Mexican American War: zach taylor and Winfield scott achieved great success with other famous officers. They won every battle seizing new mexico, cali, monterrey, Mexican port, Veracruz and mexico city Describe what the US gets from the Treaty ending the Mexican American War: US ended up having texas border at rio grande, cali, and new mexico.