Module 3 Military History

Indian Removal Act 

 called for all Native Americans to be reselled west of the Mississippi River

what happened between British and Natives when the British arrived 

Violence 

What did U.S troops do in 1817

• attacked a small Seminole Indian village in southern GA after their leader refused to surrender himself and killed 20 Seminoles

When U.S troops attacked a Seminole village in 1817 what did that lead to

1st Seminole War

To avoid conflict with America what did Spain do during the 1st Seminole War 

• ceded its territory to the U.S in 1819 

At the end of the 1st Seminole War what did the treaty the Seminoles sign agreed to 

• to move to reservation in central florida 

what began the 2nd Seminole War

• A group of 100 American soldiers were ambushed by the Seminoles and all but 3 of them were killed] 

years of the 2nd Seminole War

• 1835 - 1842 

 Armed Occupation Act

promoted white settlement in Florida

when did Mexico gain indpendence from Spain

1821

Why were Mexico’s Northen territories hard to control ? 

• Far from Mexico City (capital) 

• Underpopulated 

• Native American attacks 

empresarios

• encourages americans to settle in texas for Land Grants 

How did the Mexican Goverment lure American settlers to move into Texas and what did laws did the settlers have to follow 

• cheap land in return for plead to obey mexican laws and to observe roman cartholism  

what were most of the settlers in Texas 

cotton or sugar farmers with slaves 

Stephen F.Austin

• Successful emapriso  in texas 

• Requested greater self government for texas 

• Imprisoned for inciting revolution by Mexican president Antionio Lopez de Satnata Anna 

what was the Battle at the Alamo 

Texas attacked the Alamo, an abandoned mission used as a fort and took it over 

- Santa Anna responded by attacking those in the Alamo in killing all 187 U.S defenders

what 2 famous Americans were killed at the Alamo

JIm Bowie and Davy Crockett

what treaty granted Texas Independence from Mexico

Treaty of Velasco

who was the president of the Republic of Texas

Sam Houston

How did Texas become apart of the U.S

annexation

in what year did Texas become the 28th state in the UNion 

1845 

years of the Mexican - American War

1846- 1848

What year did Texas gain independence from Mexico 

1836 

who was elected in 1844 after canpaing the annexation of Texas 

James Polk 

• manifest destiny -

belief that it was America’ s destiny to spread across the continent to  the Pacific Ocean 

what day does Congress declare war on Mexico

May 13,

What did General Sanat Anna promise president Polk if he was able to return from Cuba to Mexico 

• end the war and give American favorable terms 

who double crossed James Polk 

Santa Anna 

what was America’s first Amphiobous attack 

U.S troops landing in Mexico and moving toward Mexico City 

who laid siege to Mexico City’s Chapultepec Castle

General Winfield Scott 

What was the Treaty of Guadalupe  Hidalgo

 established the Rio Grande as the U.S - Mexican border 

• Mexico agreed to recognize the U.S. annexation of Texas 

• Agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for$ 15million

How much land did Mexico lose at her the war with U.S

1/3

who was Zachary Taylor

was highly skilled strategist and earned the nick name ‘Old Rough and Ready”

what were the 3 reasons why America beat Mexico

• Mexico was essentially broke 

• America’ s blockade of Mexican ports made it even worse 

• Mexican Army suffered from desertion 

what was the mortality rate of the Mexican- american war 

17% most by disease 

 79,000 American troops 13,200 died 

what was Declaration of independence adopted 

July 4, 1776

Years of revolutionary war

1775-1783

Years of war of 1812

1812-1815