19th Century Mindset

1. Manifest Destiny

2. Aristotle and the Social Slave

3. Social Darwinism 4. Frontier Theory

Socialization Process

1. Assimilation

2. Acculturation

3. Pluralism (Multiculturalism)

4. Internal Colonialism

III.Technical Road West

1. Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase of 1803

2. Transcontinental Treaty 1819

3. Texas Revolution 1836:

Steven Austin, a Trojan Horse

Mexican Policies: empresarios, slavery, Catholics, Centralism,

Taxation,

4. US-Mexico War 1846:

The Boundary Games:Sabine, Nueces, or Bravo?

The "Spot Resolution"

5. Frosting on the Cake: Gadsden Purchase 1855Mario Barrera's Internal Colonialism and the Rise of Social Banditry or "Zorro onthe Move" Juan Seguin 2. Juan Cortina 3. Joaquin Murrieta