Mexican national 7th grade

Mexican National

Spain and Mexico Face Problems

What’s happening in the U.S.?

American
Revolution ends
in 1783.

United States of
America is now
independent
from Britain.

What’s happening in the U.S.?

Louisiana Purchase
in 1803- U.S. buys the
French Territory for
total of $15 million

• $.03-$.04 per acre

(about $.42 per acre
in today’s dollar)

• Current price for

land in Central Texas
is $2000 per acre

Multiple Choice

When did the American Revolution End

• 1803

• 1755

• 1783

• 1776

Multiple Choice

what Happened in 1803

• Louisiana purchase

• Spanish Florida

• Oregon Territory

• Jamestown

How is North America Shaping Up?

Spain

North America after the Louisiana Purchase

Emigrate vs. Immigrant

Emigrate- when one leaves their
own country to settle permanently
in another. (verb)

Immigrant- people who come to
live permanently in a foreign
country. (noun)

People from the United States
emigrated to New Spain. Why
would they want to be here?

● Settlers looking for personal gain and

adventure move out into new territories...
Spanish territory

Immigration to Texas

Spain

Spain tries to control new
immigrants by giving land
grants to Americans with
the help of empresarios.

1. Had to allegiance to Spain

2. Had to become Catholic

Open Ended

What did the Immigrants have to do? (2 things)

Spain hoped:

– to populate the area to extend Spanish rule

– the new settlers would help prevent other Anglo Americans from
entering the territory illegally.

Remember…Spain wants to keep control of Texas and all of its
North American land!

● People all around Texas

are starting to worry about
the Spanish government.
(Spain is worried about
losing control.)

Trouble in Tejas

People are becoming unhappy with Spanish rule.

● Spain increases taxes to pay for European wars

(no representation)

People in New Spain were able to see the success of the colonists in the United States (American Revolution) and many wanted to do the same.

Trouble in Tejas

Father Miguel Hidalgo

● On September 16, 1810, Father

Miguel Hidalgo (Mexican priest,
not the same Hidalgo as before)
calls for Mexican Independence
in his famous speech Grito de
Dolores (Cry of Dolores)

of the Mexican Revolution.”

It was supposed to start
on December 8, but the
Spanish authorities
found out about it so he
started it early!

● Hidalgo- known as the “Father

●Celebrates the day Mexico declared

independence from Spain in 1821.

Diez y seis de Septiembre-
Mexican Independence Day

New Spain rebels against the

government of Old Spain and the Era of Mexican

National begins!!

Grito de Dolores

STOP

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFNHayrnav8