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    This process consists of allowing Americans to reside in Texas under certain conditions such as become American citizens and convert to Catholicism. However, the majority of people didn’t meet the requirements. Therefore, it starts the immigration between American immigrants to Mexico. American immigrants impact Texas population because American immigrants increased, and they didn’t have access to representation. Also, there were strategies used to integrate American immigrants into Mexico. The first

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    Before 1865 America had been taking care of things from the Civil War, and while the country was so busy, the European felt like it was ok to ignore the Monroe Doctrine. Spain tried to reverse the course of a revolution in the Dominican Republic. Although the United States was not able to help the rebels, Spain pull out in 1865. The United States was also new about of disturbances in Mexico but they did not get into it. The European powers where involved with Mexico because of all the money Mexico

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    The Monroe Doctrine was established by U.S. president James Monroe and the U.S. secretary of state John Quincy Adams. Their plan of the Monroe Doctrine represented a solid line where the Americans will no longer tolerate interference from European powers in any way shape or form. For the most part, America was minding its own business until Imperialism started booming in the late 1800’s. Latin America was less developed and America saw South and Central America as perfect candidates to extract resources

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    Often the term “revolution” makes one think of the Revolutionary War in the American colonies. However, a revolution implies monumental economic, political, and/or social change and the American colonies’ standing in all three of these categories remained relatively the same after the war was over. However, right in their ‘backyard’ Saint Domingue (present day Haiti, but it will be referred to it by its colonial name unless it is being talked about it after its revolution) was on its way to a revolution

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    Due to controversial events, newfound ideas, and influential people, the American Identity changed and grew significantly during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. These events, ideas, and people all sprung from problems faced during the Progressive Era, American Overseas Expansion, and World War I. During the Progressive Era, people decided that it was time for social, political, and economic change, after these focuses became corrupt and problematic during the Gilded Age. During this

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    Apache Wars The Apache Wars were wars or battles fought by the United States and various Apache Tribes. The main reason for these conflicts was over land and white settlers coming for the gold rush. There were also broken treaties involved. These wars were fought over 50 years. In my opinion I think that the indians were mistreated and should have been able to keep their land. This greedy nature brought the two sides many deaths and a victory was won by the United States. The conflict mostly involved

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    Karac Vanessa Garcia Spanish P4 13 November 2015 Mexico Country Report Mexico’s road to independence all started with the eleven year war, the Mexican War of Independence. In the early 19th century, Napoleon’s occupation of Spain led to anger all across Spanish America. On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, started the Mexican War of Independence with the issuing of his Grito de Dolores, or “Cry of Dolores”. This called for an end of Spanish rule in Mexico, redistribution

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    and nearly hidden among oaks adorned with Spanish moss, Point Clear was founded in the early 1800s. Today, the city continues to honor its role in the Civil War, perpetuates the memories of its residents, and evolves as a greater and better place. Following the coast line, early Spanish explores first discovered Point Clear situated on the Bay of the Holy Spirit or as it is known today, Mobile Bay. The town was named "Punta Clara" in 1800 by the Spanish explorers because it was an easily identifiable

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    armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil; The Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Motivated by the U.S. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean, he pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico. A border skirmish along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. At the end of the war, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory. Let’s go

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