When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, all the territories it possessed included Mexico, most of Central America (Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) as well as today's US States of California, Nevada, Utah, Texas and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Due to the extremely low population for such territorial extension (estimated at 12 million during 1824), Mexico relaxed its immigration policies, thus allowing American settlers to help populate the northern territories.
Mexico was forced to sell the land when the USA captured the then president Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
With the exception of southern Arizona and New Mexico, the rest were acquired trough the Texas Revolution (1835 - 1836) and the Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848).
Mexicans refused to settle there.
American settlers did not want to obey the laws. American settlers wanted slavery.
Land
False. It was Stephen Austin who accepted Mexico's offer of land.
False. It was Stephen Austin who accepted Mexico's offer of land.
The Texas Revolution, the Mexican-American War and eventually, the American Civil War.
When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, all the territories it possessed included Mexico, most of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica) as well as today's US States of California, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. Due to the extremely low population for such territorial extension (estimated at 12 million during 1824), Mexico relaxed its Immigration policies, thus allowing American settlers to help populate the northern territories. The conditions to settle were simple: 1) to pledge allegiance to Mexico and 2) observe the Mexican Law and customs.
Mexicans refused to settle there
The original offer was $30 million
Mexico offered to the president of Texas, Sam Houstan, the status of a free state within a loose Mexican federation.
The United States went into war with Mexico and the United States won so Mexico had to sell the northern half of Mexico (Texas) to the United States for half the offer the United States offered.
They German foreign minister is prepared to offer Mexico financial support if they go to war with the United States.
Colonization of its northern territories by Americans, especially Texas.