Antonio L�pez de Santa Anna

							                                      History of Mexico
                                        War with US
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I. Aftermath of Independence
A. Instability
B. Lack of revenue
C. Taxes
D. Growth of tensions between the Creole elites and the popular classes

11. The First Mexican Empire
A. Agustín de Iturbide
       Mexico’s first caudillo
B. Problems of the New Empire

III. The First Constitution of 1824
A. 19 states and 4 territories
B. President, Vice-president, Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
C. The Federalists vs. the Centralists

IV. Continued Breakdown of Socioeconomic Order

V. Age of Caudillo

VI. Liberals vs. Conservatives

VII. The Early Years of the Republic
A. Liberals
B. Conservatives

VIII. Antonio López de Santa Anna
A. Liberalism and Reforms
       Church and the army
       Move to conservatism and centralism

IX. The Loss of Texas and the War with the United States
A. Discontent in Texas
B. The war for Texas independence
C. Battle of the Alamo, 1836
D. Texan independence, 1836-1845



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X. US-Mexican War
A. Entry into Veracruz, 1847
B. US into Mexico City, 1847
C. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848

XI. The New Border

XII. The Gadsden Treaty of 1853




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