CH. 9 Sec. 2

 Both Adams and Jackson attempted to purchase Texas from Mexico  Mexico held on to it primarily as a buffer to U.S. expansion

 Mexican grant to Moses Austin to bring settlers to Texas is exercised by his son, Stephen Austin 300 American families settle in Texas by 1834 Americans outnumber Mexicans in Texas by 4-1 (20,000)  2000 Slaves

 1830s settler types are replaced by swashbucklers - Bowie, Crockett, Houston  (Jackson man - governor of Tennessee - wife problems - referred to by the Indians as “the big drunk”)

 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna rises to power in 1835 and revokes states rights  (Texans had been allowed to live in violation of certain Mexican laws)

 Texas secedes from Mexico and Santa Anna invades with an army of Alamo, Goliad, San Jacinto Mexicans are caught napping - Santa Anna caught cowering in a field - he is forced to sign two treaties they grant Texas independence and establish the southern boundary as the Rio Grande Santa Anna repudiates both after his release

 Jackson is slow to recognize Texas independence - why? 1. perhaps fearful of reviving the slavery issue directly before the election of annexation involves certain war with Mexico  recognizes Texas independence on the last day of his term

 Britain and France began looking more seriously at Texas after independence they saw it as a wedge to U.S. expansion independent source of cotton means of avoiding high tariffs on manufactured goods

 Texas adopts an expansionistic policy two treaties are introduced into the Senate to annex Texas but both fail to get the required two- thirds vote - some in north opposed because of slavery issue Tyler hopes to avoid Texas outlawing of slavery South Carolina threatens to secede if Texas is not admitted as a slave state Texas is admitted by joint resolution