tx history ch 7.2
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Chapter 7: Conflicts of Empire
Section 2: Disputes with the United States
BellworkPretend you and a neighbor, with whom you are friends, have a disagreement over
who owns the land between your two homes. How might you resolve this
dispute?
The Growing U.S. Threat
• 1775: The thirteen colonies begin a fight for independence from the British
The Growing U.S. Threat
Spain joins the fight against the British
The Growing U.S. Threat
• Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of Louisiana won several victories against the British
Bernardo de Gálvez
The Growing U.S. Threat
• 1783: U.S. gains its independence
• Republic—government in which the voters elect officials to represent them
The Growing U.S. Threat
• U.S. Settlers pushed to the Mississippi River, some even crossed into New
Spain
The Growing U.S. Threat
• 1800: France forces Spain to return Louisiana
• Spain allowed some Americans to move to Texas in order to boost the population there.
The Growing U.S. Threat
• 1803: Louisiana Purchase—agreement that nearly doubled the
size of the United States
Page from the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Louisiana commemorative state
quarter
Border Dispute in Texas
• Spanish become worry because they are now bordered by the U.S.
• U.S. growth a threat to Spanish control of Texas and Louisiana
United States of America
As a friend of Spain
Spain joins the fight against Great Britain
during the American Revolution
As a threat to Spain
Growth of the U.S. is a threat to
Spanish control of Texas and Louisiana
Border Dispute in Texas
• Some US officials claim Rio Grande is western boundary
• Spain claims that it is at least the Arroyo Hondo
Border Dispute in Texas
• 1806: Spanish LTC Simón de Herrera and US Gen. James Wilkinson meet
• Reach a temporary solution
Border Dispute in Texas
• The disputed area between Texas & Louisiana known as a Neutral Ground separated the U.S. from Texas
• Diplomats—officials that represent countries in foreign affairs
Border Dispute in Texas
• 1819: US and Spain sign the Adams-Onís Treaty:
– US gives up all claims to Texas
– U.S. gains the Neutral Ground and Florida
Dispute
Temporary Solution
Permanent Solution