Transcript The Texas Revolution

The Texas
Revolution
Westward Movement
•American settlers poured westward from
the coastal states into the Midwest,
Southwest, and Texas.
•These settlers migrated in search of
economic opportunity in the form of land to
own and farm.
•During the 1820s the Mexican government
invited American farmers to settle in Texas.
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Mexican Independence from Spain
• Mexico became
independent of Spain in
1821 under the leadership of
Vincent Guerrero.
Vincent Guerrero
from IRC
Americans Come to Texas
• Moses Austin got Spanish
permission in 1820 to bring
300 families to Texas.
• Eventually his son, Stephen
Austin, brought 1200
families to Texas in 1821.
• Mexico continued to
encourage American
immigration into Texas
through the 1820s.
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Stephen Austin from IRC
Tension Between Mexico and the
Americans
• A Mexican law in 1825 expected
Americans in Texas to become Roman
Catholics
• After 1830 slavery was banned by
Mexico
• Mexico closed Texas’s borders but
Americans continued to enter
• Santa Anna became president of
Mexico and tried to enforce the
payment of taxes from Texas
Santa Anna
Tension Between Mexico and the
Americans
• Austin goes to Mexico to ask for selfgov’t
• Austin is denied
• Things get tough….
Santa Anna
Texans Fight Back
1. Santa Anna invaded Texas in fall of 1835 and wiped out the
187 defenders at the Alamo (February of 1836).
2. A few weeks later, over 300 Mexican prisoners were
massacred at Goliad.
The Alamo
• Even before the Alamo and
Goliad, Texans had
declared their independence
3. Led by their president, the
Texans surprised Santa
Anna’s force at the San
Jacinto River
• With “Remember the
Alamo” as their battle cry,
the Texans defeated the
Mexicans in 15 minutes
and captured Santa Anna
Texans Win
Their
Independence
The
Lone
Star
Republic
• The Republic of Texas (the
Lone Star Republic) was
formally recognized by the
United States in July of 1836,
but President Andrew Jackson
did not support annexation at
this time. Why?
• Texas did not enter the United
States until February of 1845.
• 9 years as its own country
Flags of the
Texas
Revolution
1.Flag of the Alamo
2.Flag of Goliad and Velasco
3.Flag of Georgia Battalion
4.Naval Flag
5.David G. Burnet Flag
6.Captain Burroughs' Flag
7.Dodson Flag
8.McGahey Flag
9.San Felipe Flag
10.Flag of San Jacinto
11.Lone Star Flag
Source: www.Isjuntion.com/
facts/flags.htm