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Title: The Texas Revolution


1
The Texas Revolution
  • American and Tejano Citizens led Texas to
    independence from Mexico

2
Key Terms and Key Names
  • Key Terms
  • Tejano
  • Battle of the Alamo
  • Lone Star Republic
  • Key People
  • Stephen Austin
  • Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
  • Sam Huston
  • William Travis
  • Juan Seguin

3
Dont mess with Tejas
  • Spanish Tejas bordered the United States and was
    rich in natural resources and fertile land and
    waterways
  • Tejas had very few Spanish settlers and had
    trouble protecting its land from Native Americans
    and Settlers
  • With only 4000 Tejanos living in Texas Spain
    tried to encourage people to settle there in
    order to fight off Americans and Native Americans
  • Spain was Unable to Attract Spanish Settlers to
    Texas so they sold land to Moses Austin as long
    as he followed Spanish Laws

4
I remember that TV show?
  • When Mexico gained its Independence from Spain
    Stephen Austin had to reapply for a Land Grant
  • Mexico granted Austin the land as long as the 297
    families agreed to be Mexican citizens and Roman
    Catholic
  • Austin made his settlers live Moral lives and
    became a model for Mexican settlement
  • By 1830, there were 30,000 Americans outnumbering
    Tejanos six to one

5
High Tension Area
  • Americans soon became upset with Mexican laws and
    tried to follow American laws, language, and
    slave rights
  • Tejanos viewed the Americans as egotistical and
    entitled and resented their unwillingness to
    follow Mexican law
  • As Mexico grew tired of the tensions in Texas
    they banned American immigration, Instituted
    taxes, and sent Mexican troops to the state to
    enforce their laws

6
This Means War
  • Stephen Austin tried to create a Self-governing
    state of Texas within Mexico
  • As general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna worked
    with Austin on the reforms, when he heard talk of
    rebellion he jailed Austin for a year
  • Santa Anna would send more troops into Texas to
    put down the rebellion and capture key weaponry
  • Mexico failed to capture the cannons in Texas and
    were driven from their fortress at the Alamo
  • Mexico would respond by sending 6,000 more troops
    into Texas

7
Getting Ready for Fight Night
  • As Texas claimed Independence from Mexico Sam
    Houston was named commander of the Texan Army
  • The Texan Troops were outnumbered with James
    Fannin Controlling about 400 troops and William
    Travis controlling 183 men including Davy
    Crockett and Jim Bowie
  • Juan Seguin led 25 Tejano Troops who also
    supported Independence

8
What is in the Basement of the Alamo?
  • As the Mexican Troops attacked the Alamo and
    Texan Troops refused to surrender the fort
  • The Texans defended the Alamo for 13 days but
    would run out of Ammunition and would be forced
    to Surrender at the Battle of the Alamo
  • The Surviving Texan Soldiers would be executed
    after the battle and ordered surviving women to
    spread the story of the Alamo around Texas
  • Texans soon realized how hard they would have to
    fight to gain their independence

9
Remember the Alamo
  • As Mexico chased Texan Settler out of the
    Country, Texans angered at the execution of
    soldiers doubled their army to 800 troops
  • Sam Houston would lead his troops to the San
    Jacinto River and lead a fierce attack on Santa
    Annas troops
  • It would take the Troops 18 minutes to kill half
    of the Mexican Army and Texas would win its
    freedom and the Battle of San Jacinto

10
The Stars at night are big and bright
  • After the Victory over Mexico, Texas would become
    independent, would be led by Sam Houston, and be
    known as the Lone Star Republic
  • Texas would soon ask for entry into the United
    States via annexation but the north feared the
    slave states would take control of congress
  • Texas would remain independent for Ten years and
    would lead to eventual war with Mexico

11
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