Numerous frictions existed between the Government of Mexican

Question 1

Numerous frictions existed between the Government of Mexican and the

Americans in Texas that led to their division. The issues that resulted to these

disagreements included slavery where Americans did not want to bring it to an end, the

Anglo-Americans protested and refused to become Mexican which required that all

people living in Texas become Spanish citizens and adopt the Roman Catholic religion.

Besides, most Texas population violated Mexican law by refusing to free slaves and

invading import duties on goods from the United States. This led to Mexican Congress

prohibiting American importation of slaves to Texas and immigration. Further, the

Americans wanted a local self-government and claimed that they were not equally

represented in legislation (Rael, 2015). Hence, the adoption of a centralized government

by the Mexican that was protested by the Americans was the primary cause. These issues

were resolved by Santa Anna dictatorship that led the Mexican army in putting out the

Texas revolution.

Question 2

Slavery was unjust to all African American and contributed significantly to the

American economic development. Slave owners had political forces that influenced

policy formulation and the backbone of the region’s economy. The southern plantation

economy depended on foreign trade that was made successful by slaves. As a result, most

southern elites were against the abolition of trade and could not let go of slaves. These

slave owners used their power to implement unfair tax policies whereby the tax was

based on acreage and not the land value hence it became unaffordable for many yeomen

farmers who had large fields, and they lost their property (Rael, 2015