The Texas Revolution

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The Texas Revolution

• Chapter 6 Notes

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I. Texas Revolution

• Opening battles-
• 1.The Battle of Gonzales- October,2,1835- Texans
  refused to return a cannon, defeated the force
  sent to get cannon- Come and Take It 1st battle
  of revolution
• 2. Goliad- Oct. 9, 1835- Texans captured
  ammunition and arms
• 3. San Antonio- Oct-Dec, 1835- Texans surround
  town, eventually force General Cos to surrender
  and leave Texas

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II. The Consultation

• Met in November, did not call for independence
• Representatives sent to U.S. for support- Austin
  (left Texas without the peoples choice as leader,
  Wharton, Archer-
• Plan for an army- Houston made commander in chief
  (no army)
• Meet in March, 1836
• Provisional government doesnt work out

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III. The Alamo

• Bowie was told by Houston to abandon Alamo-
  (death trap)
• Travis and Bowie decide to make it into fort
• Feb. 23,1836- Mexican army shows up in San
  Antonio, force Texans into Alamo
• Texans- about 190 men, Mexican army-
• 3-4 thousand

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• Travis- becomes leader of defenders after Bowie
  gets sick, sends out for help- only 32 men from
  Gonzales come
• March 6, 1836- 3 attacks on Alamo- all defenders
  are killed, including Davy Crockett, who might
  have surrendered and then was executed
• Caused Texans to flee to east, also gave Texans
  reason for revenge- Remember the Alamo

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IV. Texas Government

• March 2, 1836- Declaration of Independence,
  written by George Childress
• Constitution- almost exact copy of U.S. one
• 1. Executive- president- carry out laws
• 2. Legislative- Congress, make laws
• 3. Judicial- interpret laws
• 4. Bill of Rights-freedoms that could not be
  taken away

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• Provisional government- Henry Smith Provisional
  governor, Sam Houston, commander in chief of army
• Problems-
• 1. No army to command
• 2. No money to raise an army
• 3. Houston could not get different groups of
  soldiers to listen to him

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V. Texans in Trouble

• Runaway Scrape- Settlers flee toward Louisiana,
  leave their houses and run away from Santa Anna
• Battle of San Patricio and Refugio- Texas defeats
• Fannin (Goliad) caught with his army at Coleto
  Creek- Mar. 20, surrendered
• Mar. 27- Texans taken out of Goliad and executed-
  350 Texans shot or killed

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VI. Battle of San Jacinto

• Sam Houston moves east, waits for a good spot to
  fight
• Santa Anna divides army, gives Houston the chance
  to win
• Apr 21, 1836- Houston attacks Mexican army- 19
  minute battle- 630 Mexicans killed, 600 taken
  prisoner, Santa Anna captured next morning
• Santa Anna agrees to give Texans independence-
  ends Texas Revolution

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VII. Results of Revolution

• Santa Anna orders his troops out of Texas
• Texas government begins to function- 1st
  election- Sept. 1836
• Treaty sets Rio Grande as border
• Mexico recognizes Texas as independent
• Santa Anna sent back to Mexico by way of the
  United States- gives Americans to idea for
  chewing gum- chicle