Madero's Rebellion

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Because Mexico is rich in resources, the most dominant jobs that are provided in this country is in mining. Aside from the issue with immigration, Mexico and the United States have had many other important conflicts in the past. During the 1820’s-1830’s, Mexico granted the United States permission to settle on their lands. However, when the permission was granted, land settlers began to rebel against the United States, claiming they wanted their independence from Mexico. The Mexican American war soon broke out due to the disputes over the land. However, on February 1848, Mexico and the United States agreed on the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo where Mexico was forced to give up today’s present-day states known as California, Nevada, Utah, and some parts of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico for 15 million dollars Then in 1853, …show more content…

Madero ran for president against Diaz. Many people wanted Madero to become president, which resulted in Diaz imprisoning Madero. Diaz was left as the only candidate running for president, allowing him to become the winner of the election. When Madero was later released, he decided to leave the country, but when he returned he had something new in mind. Although Madero didn’t achieve his goal in becoming president, Madero decided to plan a revolution. He told the people of his country that the only solution to their problem was to rebel for great change in Mexico and as a result, many people followed him in his revolution.
When the revolutionaries began, Madero and his followers defeated many federal troops. Towns were attacked and railroads were destroyed, everything was done to get their point across. When Madero later became president, things went wrong for him. Madero had too many oppositions, he couldn’t keep the country together. Then in 1913, Madero was captured and assassinated by General Victoriano Huerta. In the late 1920’s-1930’s the revolutions finally faded without any great changes in