Transcript The Texas Revolution

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Fredonian Rebellion
• Hayden Edwards and Cherokee leaders take
over a building near Nacogdoches and
claim it is independent from Mexico; call it
Fredonia
• This confirms Mexico’s fears settlers are
trying to take over
Mier y Teran Report
• Mexico sent General Mier y Teran into
Texas to see what conditions were like
• Mier y Teran came back and said Texans
outnumber Mexicans 10-1
• U.S. influence is strong in Texas
• Many settlers ignored laws against trading
with the U.S.
Law of April 6 1830
• Mexico created the Law of April 6 1830 to
try and stop the American influence in
Texas
• The law abolished slavery in Texas,
outlawed emigration to Texas from the U.S.
and got rid of the states rights
Santa Anna
• Mexican leader who was originally
liked by Texans because he claimed
to support states rights, then he
changed Mexico to a centralist
government (giving him what?)
• Got rid of the Constitution of 1824leading to what?
• Commanded the Mexican army
against the Texans at the Battle of the
Alamo
• Was captured by the Texans at the
Battle of San Jacinto
Stephen F. Austin
• Traveled to Mexico city to
try and get Texas to
become its own state
separate of Cohulia
• Was arrested for sending a
letter back to Texas telling
them to create their own
government.
• The letter was considered
treasonous
The Texas Revolution
• A conflict between Mexico and
Texas
• Texas wanted to gain its
independence from Mexico
• Consisted of 7 battles
• Lasted from February-May 1836
Battle of Gonzalez
• First battle of the
Texas Revolution
• Battle over cannon
that was at Gonzales
• Colonists fought
Mexican soldiers who
wanted cannon back
• Showed colonists
defiance
The Alamo
• March 1836
• 13 days of fighting
• A victory for the Mexican
soldiers
• Considered a turning point in
Texas history
• “Remember the Alamo” became
the chant of Texans during the
revolution
The Alamo Grounds
The Alamo Battleground
• Spanned more then 3 acres in
1836
• About 200-250 Texas defenders
died at the Alamo
• Around 60-100 Mexican
casualties
• 1 Texan for every 7 feet of
Alamo walls
The Cavalry
• Soldiers who are mounted
on horseback
• Used heavily by the
Mexican soldiers to attack
the Alamo
William B. Travis
• Commanded the Texans
against Mexican forces at
the Alamo
• Was one of the first
defenders to die
Travis’ Letter
• Travis wrote the letter shortly
after the siege began
• The letter desperately called for
more volunteers
• Now is labeled the “Most
Heroic Document in Texas
History”
James Bowie
• Reached San Antonio on orders
from Sam Houston to survey the
Alamo, but decided to stay and fight
• A rebel and not considered a regular
soldier in the Texas army
• Citizen of Mexico
The “Bowie Knife”
• Bowie’s favorite weapon was a
long, ferocious knife with a
double-edged point.
• It became known as the “Bowie
knife” and Bowie became
known as the “Most Dangerous
Man Alive.”
Davy Crockett
• Was a national figure
because of his role in
politics and was a skilled
fighter
• Gathered many volunteers
to fight at the Alamo
Fighting at Refugio
• Colonel James Fannin
commanded about 300
men
• They set out when 1 of
their wagons broke and
they were short on
supplies
• Urrea’s army arrived and
Kings men were
discovered and Killed
Coleto Creek/Goliad massacre
• Fannin couldn’t get to San
Antonio with Urrea so
close.
• Fannin’s 300 men were
out numberd by Urrea’s
army
• Mexico took the men and
marched them to Goliad
where they were shot and
killed
Runaway Scrape
• Texans fled
eastward from
Santa Ana’s army
in fear Santa Ana
would kill them
Battle of San Jacinto
• Last battle of the Texas
Revolution
• Sam Houston lead the
Texas army and captured
Santa Ana napping
• Def Smith burned down
Vincent’s bridge so that
the Mexican army could
not retreat
Convention of 1836
• Delegates gathered at Washington on the
Brazos
• On March 2, 1836 the delegates declared
Texas independent from Mexico, making
the Republic of Texas, making Texas its
own country
Declaration of Independence
• A committee led by George Childress
wrote the first draft of the declaration.
• Modeled after the U.S. declaration
• Listed complaints- right to revolution,
against central government, and proclaimed
independence
• Signed by Zavala- only Tejano to sign
Treaty of Velasco
• Ad Interim president David Burnet forced
Santa Ana to sign a secret treaty stating he
promised to work for Mexico’s recognition
of Texas’s independence
• Boundary between the nations was set at the
Rio Grande
• Once signed Santa Ana was released to go
back to Mexico and told not to enter Texas
again