Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
The relationship between white Anglo-Southerner settlers and Mexican people in Texas directly impacted the participation of Mexican Americans in the American Civil War. This relationship was one of equal participation in the Texas Revolution; afterward, the racist discrimination of Anglo settlers led to Mexican people withdrawing from military service during the Mexican-American War, though they held important roles in the Texas Republic. During the Civil War, Mexican people largely fought for the Confederacy in an effort to earn respect and equality and avoid the Anglo settlers’ racism and violence. The race-based class system brought from the United States by the Anglo settlers created exclusionary and discriminatory conditions against the Mexican people in Texas, generating the conditions that led to the choice of Mexican Americans fighting for the Confederacy.
Recommended Citation
Leonor, Alexandra, "From Revolution to Rejection: Tejanos and the Road to the Civil War" (2022). Student Research. 17.
https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/hist_studentresearch/17
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