Warm-up

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Warm-up

• A lot of things happened to cause the Texas
  Revolution. Which event do you feel is the worst?
  Why is this one worse than the rest?
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The Revolution begins!!!

• By 1835 Santa Anna was in full control of Mexico
  and he was proving he was a dictator.
• He disbanded the Mexican Congress and had a new
  constitution written to give all power to him
• He put down a revolt in Mexico and was extremely
  harsh to the rebels.

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In Texas

• Santa Anna sent his brother in law, General
  Martin Perfecto de Cos to San Antonio de Bexar to
  watch over Texas and put down any rebellion.

Martin Perfecto de Cos
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Austin Returns

• Two Texas lawyers secured Austin his release from
  prison in August of 1835.
• He convinced many in the peace party to call for
  a war for Independence.

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Stephen F. Austins design for a Texas Flag
Mottos in center "Where Liberty dwells there is
my country. "WASHINGTON-In his example there
is safety"
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Cos in San Antonio de Bexar

• General Cos knew the Texans were becoming more
  and more rebellious.
• He asked for more troops from Mexico and started
  fortifying military positions in San Antonio.
• He felt he needed to disarm the Texans.
• He sent a small army patrol to the town of
  Gonzales to confiscate a small cannon there that
  was used for Indian defense.

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Battle of Gonzales

• The citizens of Gonzales refused to give up the
  cannon.
• About a 160 Texans gathered around the small
  cannon and a flag inscribed Come and Take It.

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The Texans attacked the Mexican soldiers and
killed one. The Mexicans then retreated back to
San Antonio
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Army of the People

• Hundreds of Texans poured into Gonzales to take
  part in the fight but by the time they arrived
  the battle was over.
• They organized themselves as the Army of the
  People and elected Stephen F. Austin to lead
  them with the goal of taking San Antonio de
  Bexar.

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Battle for Concepcion

• The Texans arrived in San Antonio with over 600
  Texan soldiers.
• James Bowie, a Louisianan, defeated a patrol of
  Mexicans at a skirmish near the mission
  Concepcion.

The Mexicans lost 76 men while the Texans only
managed to lose one
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Jim Bowies History

• Involved in massive land fraud in Louisiana and
  Arkansas before coming to TX. (fake Spanish land
  grants)
• Fought in the Sandbar fight (a duel) in 1827
  where he killed a man with his famous massive
  knife.
• In 1830 moved to San Antonio to pursue land
  schemes and speculation.
• Married a young Mexican woman but she and their
  son died of cholera

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The Siege of Bexar

• After soldiers were defeated at Concepcion, the
  Texan soldiers laid siege to Cos and San Antonio.
  
• A siege is when an army surrounds a fortified
  place and waits to attack.
• This siege would last 34 days with sporadic
  fighting.

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• Finally a 47 yr old Texian named Ben Milam told
  the his soldiers he was tired of waiting and
  proclaimed
• Who will go with old Ben Milam into San
  Antonio?

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• Three hundred men led by Ben Milam stormed the
  city on Dec the 5th 1836
• Fighting was fierce and Milam was killed, but the
  Texans won.
• Cos surrendered and promised to never oppose the
  Constitution of 1824 again.
• The Texans thought the war was over

Ben Milam