Transcript The Texas Revolution Sam Houston and the Alamo Pages 444-446

The Texas Revolution
Sam Houston and the Alamo
Pages 444-446
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the belief
shared by many Americans that is
was the certain future of the United
States to stretch from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Texas Beginnings
The colony of Texas was founded by
Moses Austin in 1820.
He asked Spanish leaders if he could start
a colony of Americans in Texas.
Austin died before he could carry out his
plans.
His son Stephen Austin started the colony
in southeastern Texas.
Life in Texas
Texas belonged to Mexico who had won
its independence from Spain.
American settlers worked hard. They
grew cotton and corn and raised cattle.
In time Mexico’s leaders became worried
about the growing number of Americans
on their land.
Stop the Americans!
In 1830 the Mexican government passed a
law that said no more American settlers
could come to Texas.
Settlers also had to obey Mexico’s laws
and pay more taxes.
These changes angered Texans!
A New Mexican Leader
In 1834 General Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna took over the Mexican government.
He sent soldiers to Texas to enforce
Mexican laws.
Fighting broke out between the American
settlers and Mexico.
The Battle at the Alamo
The Alamo was a Spanish mission in San
Antonio.
General Santa Anna marched with
thousands of soldiers planning to attack
and take over the city in 1836.
Texas rebels took shelter behind the walls
of the Alamo.
The Battle at the Alamo
For 13 days Mexican soldiers attacked the
Alamo.
Texans defended the Alamo to the end.
189 Texans were killed. General Santa
Anna spared the lives of the women and
children.
The Alamo had fallen in defeat.
The Alamo
Texas Independence
During the attack on the Alamo, Texas
leaders met and declared independence
from Mexico. (March 2, 1836)
This was the beginning of the Republic of
Texas.
A republic is a government in which power
belongs to the citizens through their right
to vote.
Texas Leadership
David Burnet was
chosen as president
of the Texas Republic.
Sam Houston was
commander of the
army.
Sam Houston was
from Tennessee. He
was once the
governor of
Tennessee.
Santa Anna Makes His Move
After the battle at the Alamo, General
Santa Anna moved quickly to stop the
revolution.
He ordered 300 prisoners killed at Goliad.
Texans kept fighting.
Their battle cry was Remember the Alamo.
Sam Houston’s army took the Mexicans by
surprise.
Battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston captured Santa Anna.
Houston offered to let Santa Anna live in
return for Texas’s independence. Santa
Anna agreed.
Texas remained an independent republic
until it became a state in 1845.
Sam Houston served twice as president of
the republic and later as governor of
Texas.
Other Texas Battles