The AlamoEssay Preview: The AlamoReport this essayGreedy for greater land, the Americans wanted to colonize the vacant land of Texas. Moses Austin, in an attempt to start a colony in Texas, asked Mexico for permission, and they responded positively to his son Stephen Austin due to MosesЎЇ unfortunate death (Sanchez 16). Soon the AmericanЎЇs population rapidly grew into the tens of thousands and spread widely in the large frontier. However, Mexico, feeling apprehensive about such quick expansion, attempted to contain such growth. The Americans felt greatly unwelcomed and their distaste and dissatisfaction with the MexicoЎЇs law started to create a friction that would later bring about the Texas Independence.
The Texans, and especially the most prominent of the new colonists, were not interested in an imperialistic paradise. Their vision of the United States, that of the First America, was just a vision of land.
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Many American residents view the AlamoAsa’s proposed New America as a document of peace and liberty to the American colonies before an empire has been created. This document is based on an old American narrative (from a poem written by Abraham Lincoln in 1864). These people believe it was not necessary the colonists to establish an empire in the first place, but “only when that new culture [the Native Americans] were able to settle and establish an empire.” However, the present document, written in 1849 by a former president of the United States Thomas Adams and issued in 1849, and then published on February 18, 1871, by Thomas Jefferson, a man who had been president since 1865, provides a useful perspective.
These and other issues of peace and liberty will continue to be a subject of debate with the American colonies over the next few decades as they develop into international systems and with the U.S. government.
In some traditions (eg. the American History Association ), President Abraham Lincoln stated that the creation of an American empire did not justify an empire. In other traditions (eg. a similar belief that the first American colonies were founded in New England and then established in Mexico ), President John Adams affirmed that American power and government must follow the example of European empires. However, the new American empire is a creation of the modern world and not of a time when an empire was created without the consent of those who were in power in the previous world. Therefore, it is important to understand that the notion of an imperializing order was an absolute and never-ending process (see here ). It was not always a permanent process of change and domination for the new people, nor was it that way for the colonists. In terms of the “Americanization” doctrine, “the new Americans” were actually not in control of what could be accomplished by existing empires. Rather than being “enemies” at first, an international system was established that was in its infancy. This is based on a myth of the New American Empire that is no less ancient than that in the Old Testament. In some cultures the Founding Fathers were extremely hostile and took it over into their own hands. For their part, these founders were the most pro-liberty of them all. One of the first attempts by such an American monarch to control all of Europe was in 1750, when the Netherlands and Luxembourg were set down and colonies created and established in 1790–94. In 1795, the Treaty of Vers
The Americans were unused to the Mexican laws and the Spanish customs and had a different ideology about owning slaves, and thus conflict was bound to occur. The Americans abhorred the MexicanЎЇs centralized rules and simply refused to concur with them. Having been accustomed to the American democratic laws, the Americans had difficulties following the MexicanЎЇs laws (Frantz 55). Although, the Mexican government was really lenient to the Americans, this leniency quickly changed with Americans negative attitude toward the Mexican government. However, the Mexican government would not allow Texas to become an independent state blaming it on the fact that they had little population. Soon the government canceled the exemption of Americans paying tax, which really frustrated the Americans (McComb 37). To further the conflict, Bradburn from Mexico was arrested for not following the Mexican laws. This caused a small conflict between the Americans and the Mexicans in Velasco where Mexicans were forced to surrender with the exhaustion of their ammunition. Another conflict was over the issue of slavery. The MexicanЎЇ emancipated all the slaves during the Mexican Independence Day while the Texans, mostly coming from the slave state south, felt the slaves were vital. Another big issue that led to such conflict was the lack of good communication. The miscommunication led to misunderstanding, which caused the pressure to build up even more. The main problem, however, was that Santa Anna, a strict president of Mexico, was beginning to concentrate his power more greatly and demanded that Texans (or Americans) do as they were told (McComb 38). However, the Texans were unwilling to listen and this would cause the battle between U.S and Texas more evident and prominent.
Although there were several battles in the Texas Independence, the most famous battle was the Battle of Alamo, which can be the main representation of this independence. Though the Texans were whining about the strict rule of Santa Anna, they had an ill-prepared army and it seemed evident that the Texans would be easily crushed. Sam Houston was the main commander of the force with the assistance from Travis, leading the regular armies with Bowie commanding the heroic volunteers (McDonald 31).
When the Mexican army troops came to Texas to take over, the Texas citizens escaped the outnumbered troops into the abandoned mission of Alamo, hoping that the troops wouldnЎЇt attack the mission. However, they were strongly mistaken, the troops showed no mercy as they shot everyone dead including Davy Crockett. Many of the relatives of the Texans from America came to assist, but the two week long siege was easily won by the triumphant troops of Santa Anna. However, Houston and the fellow Texans didnЎЇt easily give up, and on the morning of April 20, Houston was in luck as Santa AnnaЎЇs troop was taking a rest (Bankston 37-38). When the Mexican troops were taking a quiet rest, Houston quickly attacked these troops and forced them to surrender. Although, cowardly Santa Anna attempted to conceal his identity, he was found out and captured (Bankston 38). The reason for Alamo being one of the most famous battles was because of heroism (McComb 42). The Americans were willing to work together as a union to defeat the virtual dictatorship of Santa Anna.
Finally after the disastrous war for independence, the Texans and the Mexicans were successfully able to come up with the peace treaty to end the war. The war started in 1846 and finally ended in 1848. The