The Texas Revolution

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The Texas Revolution

• A PowerPoint Presentation
• by
• Ms. Kohli

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Spanish Texas

• The Spanish land called Tejas was rich and
  desirable, as it had forests, rich soil, and
  great grassy plains.
• Tejanos are people of Spanish heritage who
  consider Texas their home.
• The Spanish government wanted to attract more
  settlers to move to Texas to help defend against
  Native Americans and Americans who illegally
  sneaked into Texas.

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Mexican Independence Changes Texas

• Stephen Austin created a colony in Texas that
  attracted 297 families.
• Tensions between American settlers and Tejanos
  increased because the Americans resented
  following Mexican laws.
• To resolve tensions, the Mexican government
• ? stopped American immigration
• ? levied taxes
• ? sent troops to Texas

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Texans Revolt Against Mexico

• In 1833, Austin set off for Mexico City with a
  petition listing all the reforms supported by
  both Americans and Tejanos.
• In Mexico City, the Mexican president, Antonio
  Lopez de Santa Anna learned of a letter Austin
  had written that threatened a rebellion if Santa
  Anna didnt approve of his petition.
• The Battle of Alamo was a result of tensions
  between the Texans and Mexicans. In 1836, the
  Texans defended a church called the Alamo against
  the Mexican army all but five Texans were killed.

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Men of the Alamo
Sam Houston
Juan Seguin
William Travis
Davy Crockett
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Victory at San Jacinto

• On April 21st, 1836, the Texans advanced on the
  Mexican army with the stillness of death.
• In just 18 minutes, the Texans killed more than
  half of the Mexican army.
• Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty giving
  Texas its freedom.
• With the Battle of San Jacinto, Texas was no
  independent.

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Lone Star Republic

• In September 1836, Texans raised a flag with a
  single star.
• Sam Houston was elected president of the Lone
  Star Republic.
• The Texas government asked Congress to annex
  Texas, but Congress vetoed the annexation because
  it worried about the slavery issue and about
  another war with Mexico.

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Images from the Texas Revolution
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