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Questions to think about:1. Why did the Mexican government encourage Americans to settle in Texas?2. Why did tensions eventually develop between the Mexican rulers and American settlers in Texas?3. For what reason did Stephen F. Austin visit Mexico City in late 1833? What was the result of his visit?4. What occurred at the Alamo? What was its significance?5. Why did Texas’s request for annexation to the United States cause controversy?6. What event took place on December 29, 1845?
““Don’t Mess with Texas”: The Story of Texas Don’t Mess with Texas”: The Story of Texas IndependenceIndependence
Mexican Settlement in the West
Mexico became independent in 1824 Present day states of TX, AZ, NM, CA, UT,
CO Mission System Small population (mix of natives and
mexican)
Mexican Settlement in the West
Mexico Invites U.S. Settlers Encouraged American farmers to settle in
Texas Land Grants given to empresarios Empresarios brought settlers (cheap land) Settlers had to obey Mexican laws
- had to become Roman Catholic- no slavery
Stephen F. Austin (1825)
Tensions Grow Among Texans
Most Texians were Protestant, spoke English, had cultural differences, and brought slaves
Disobeyed Mexican laws In 1830, Mexico closed its borders Anglo population doubled (45,000 by
1835)
Santa Anna: “The Napoleon of the West”
The Texas Revolution Texians rebelled in 1835 and wanted
independence 1835 First shots of the revolution were
fired at the Battle of Gonzales
The Alamo 1835 Texians succeeded in driving the
Mexicans from San Antonio Santa Anna led a Mexican army of 4000 on
a forced march through winter to crush the rebellion
Texians made their stand at The Alamo (187 men)
Three Roads to the Alamo
Davy Crockett Famous frontiersman and
congressman from TN Greatest shot in America Anti-Jackson Went to Texas to start
over ‘You can all go to Hell,
I’m going to Texas”
David vs. Davy
Jim Bowie Louisiana gambler,
duelist, slave-trader, and adventurer
The Bowie Knife Traveled to Texas to get
rich (married a wealthy Mexican woman)
Bowie and his Knife
Col. William Barrett Travis Abandoned his family in
Alabama Traveled to Texas to seek
glory and fight for independence
Commander of the Alamo Vain, stubborn, dramatic
Battle of the Alamo: March 6, 1836
Massacre at Goliad
Sam Houston From TN Wounded at Horseshoe
Bend Lawyer and former
governor Protégé of Jackson Lived with Cherokee Commanded Texian army
Battle of San Jacinto (April 26, 1836)
Following the Alamo and Goliad, Houston’s army retreated east
Ambushed Santa Anna at San Jacinto while the Mexicans were taking a siesta
Yellow Rose of Texas Crushing victory for Texas 18 minute battle
The Lone Star Republic September 1836: Texas became
independent Republic of Texas (Lone Star Republic) Sam Houston became 1st Governor of
Texas 1845: Texas later annexed into the United
States as the 28th state
Questions to think about:1. Why did the Mexican government encourage Americans to settle in Texas?2. Why did tensions eventually develop between the Mexican rulers and American settlers in Texas?3. For what reason did Stephen F. Austin visit Mexico City in late 1833? What was the result of his visit?4. What occurred at the Alamo? What was its significance?5. Why did Texas’s request for annexation to the United States cause controversy?6. What event took place on December 29, 1845?