Ka cika wannan magana: A wannan lokacin, 'yan kasuwa na Anglo-Amurka sun mamaye California da Texas. An yi maraba da waɗannan baƙi a cikin yankin, kuma yin aure tsakanin mazaunan Amurka da matan Mexico ya zama al'ada, saboda hanya ce ta tabbatar da amincin kasuwanci ta hanyar alaƙar iyali. Duk da haka, ambaliyar da ke ci gaba da Amurkawa a cikin yankunan Arewa sun zama babbar matsala ga gwamnatin Mexico. A shekara ta 1835, kasa da shekaru 14 bayan Mexico ta sami 'yancin kai daga Spain, manoman Amurka a Tejas sun yi tawaye da Mexico kuma suka ayyana kansu Jamhuriyar Texas. Shugaban Mexico Santa Anna ya jagoranci rundunar soji don kawar da "filibusteros", amma bayan nasarar farko a
Alamo da Goliad, sojojin Santa Anna sun mika wuya a ranar 21 ga Afrilu, 1836. Jamhuriyar Texas ba ta taɓa amincewa da ita a matsayin ƙasa mai cin gashin kanta ba daga gwamnatin Mexico, wacce ta ƙi amincewa da yarjejeniyoyin da Santa Anna ta sanya hannu, saboda ya kasance ɗan garkuwa lokacin da ya sanya hannu a kansu. A cikin sabuwar Jamhuriyar Texas, Tejanos sun fuskanci mummunan ilimin ilimi da tattalin arziki. A halin yanzu, Mexico ta yi gwagwarmaya don ci gaba da riƙe zaman lafiyar siyasa bayan tawaye a Texas. A zahiri, al'ummar ta shiga cikin gwamnatocin Shugaban kasa goma sha takwas daga 1836 zuwa 1845.