Who? Sam Houston George Campbell Childress Richard Ellis 59 delegates.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Section 1: The War Begins Section 2: The Consultation of 1835

Advertisements

March 2, Texas Independence Day Cavalry Group of soldiers on horseback.

Focus Question: Why did the Constitution of 1787 allow slavery to continue, if the Declaration of Independence in 1776 claimed that “all men are created.

Chapter 11 THE TEXAS REVOLUTION ( )

The Texas Revolution 1836.

The Convention of

Battles of the Texas Revolution

It is in San Antonio, Texas The Spanish people started building it in 1724 The soldiers gave the Alamo its name and it means “cottonwood”

 The Convention of 1836 was held at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1.  Many of the 59 delegates had served in the U. S. government.  They included:

Chapter 9 Road to Independence

Convention of 1836 Road to Independence. Convention of 1836  Was held March 1, 1836  Location of Convention: Washington on the Brazos  There were 59.

Virginia and the Establishment of the United States of America.

Chapter 11: The Texas Revolution Section 4: The Convention of 1836

Chapter 9, Section 3 The Convention of 1836 Santa Anna Crosses into Texas General Santa Anna began marching into Texas with a large army to stop the.

Road to Independence. Battle of Gonzales The number of Mexican troops was increasing in Texas and people were beginning to worry.

Chapter 12 Statehood for Texas. Section 1 “Texas: The 28 th State” On March 1, 1845 the U.S. Congess signed a resolution to annex Texas. It stated that.

Road to Independence The Convention of 1836 p

Santa Anna is captured at San Jacinto…now what?.  Happening at the same time as the Battle of the Alamo  2 nd meeting of the Consultation  1 st Consultation.

Statehood. March 1, 1845 – resolution signed by U.S. Congress March 1, 1845 – resolution signed by U.S. Congress Texas could be divided into 5 states.

Texas Revolution continued… & Texas Gains Independence.

Road to Independence. Mexican Army Arrives in Texas Gonzales- “The Lexington of Texas. When General Cos and his army came into Texas, settlers formed.

Section 1: The War Begins

Important People from the Texas Revolution

Essential Question: How do governments change?

By Hex Man, X Marks the Spot, Winning Way, and Cookies.

Texas. 1803: Louisiana Purchase 1819: drop claim –Spain promotes Amer. Settlements 1821: Mexico gains land from Spain 1830:Mexico stops Amer. Immigration.

Main Events of the The Texas Revolution

CONVENTION OF Looking to American government The U.S. declaration of independence starts with a clause justifying the Patriots’ actions. In the.

Warm-up: On the TOP half of E6, divide your page into two halfs. On one side draw a picture of Santa Anna from the perspective of the Mexicans, and one.

The Alamo and Texas Independence

Millie Lily Richard Brayden Seth.  Another disagreement with the government  Proposed by the delegates  Was held in spring  Convention was set on.

Chapter 11 Section 4.  1. The Convention of 1836 declared Texan independence.  2. The Constitution of 1836 established the first government for the.

MAIN IDEA The Convention of 1836, held while the battles of the Texas Revolution were being fought, declared that Texas was independent of Mexico. The.

Road to Independence The Convention of 1836 p

New American Nation: People and Documents Interactive Notes VS. 6a,b.

Texas Revolution.

11.4 The Convention of 1836.

7th Grade Unit 6 Review.

Texas Gains Independence Convention of 1836

Battle of Gonzales First battle of the Texas Revolution- October 2, 1835 Citizens of Gonzales would not give up a cannon that was given to them by the.

The Convention of 1836 Chapter 11, Section 4.

Workbook Page 21 Class Notes.

The Texas Revolution Chapter 6.

Convention of 1836 Runaway Scrape

Important Individuals in the Texas Revolution

Chapter 9 Review.

Test Study Guide Use Notes Reminder Review Projects Due Monday 11/14.

Important people of the Texas revolution

FLASH CARD Review.

GEORGE CHILDRESS Primary Author of TX DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

People of the Texas Revolution

Standard Standard 8.59 Sam Houston Friend of Andrew Jackson.

Revolution Begins Ch. 9 Texas History.

Virginia and the Establishment of the United States of America

Texas Revolution. Texas Revolution Road to War General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna became dictator of Mexico in Santa Anna sent his brother,

WARM-UP (11/17/11) What was the significance of the Battle of Gonzales? Answer… This battle showed that the Texans were becoming more defiant towards.

Use pages Instructions: Use the words listed below to create a historical story. Keep the words in order as they are listed, write the story entirely.

Important Figures of the Texas Revolution

Nine Causes of the American Revolution

Presidents of the Republic of Texas

Chapter 10, Section 3 Notes Title: The Convention of 1836

Declaration of independence and the convention of 1836

Standard Standard 8.59 Sam Houston Friend of Andrew Jackson.

Unit 5 Test Review Unrest and Revolt in Texas

Virginia and the Establishment of the United States of America

Texas Revolution Review

Chapter 9, Section 3 Notes Title: The Convention of 1836

Unrest and Revolt in Texas

Chapter 11: The Texas Revolution Section 4: The Convention of 1836

Texas Road to Independence

Presentation transcript:

Who? Sam Houston George Campbell Childress Richard Ellis 59 delegates

When? March

Where? Washington- on-the-Brazos

Why? Texans realized that if they were going to achieve change, they must establish a common goal, Independence form Mexico.

What? Sam Houston struggled to keep people at the convention, they all wanted to go and help at the Alamo. Houston convinced them that the only way Texas was to succeed was to create a strong government.

What? George Childress was elected to head the committee to write a Declaration of Independence for Texas. He worked throughout the night, and the following day, March 2, 1836, Texas declared itself an independent republic.

What? Childress modeled the document after the one written for the United States by Thomas Jefferson in Childress included a long list of misdeeds by Mexico and claimed that Mexico did not protect the rights of its people.