Texas History 3 rd Six Weeks Test Review Texas Unrest and Texas Revolution Units

The Texas Revolution Conflicts, fights and battles in the year 1836 between Texas rebels and the Mexican military led by Santa Anna

Order of the Famous Battles of the Texas Revolution -Gonzales (Come and Take It flag) -The Alamo -Coleto Creek and Goliad Massacre -San Jacinto October 2, 1835 March 2, 1836 March 19-20, 1836 April 21, 1836

What freedoms and rights had been violated by Santa Anna’s government that caused the Texans to rebel? Freedom of religion, right to trial by jury, right to bear arms, right to petition the government

Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2,1836 Texans met at Washington-on-the-Brazos and wrote the reasons for fighting Mexico and becoming an independent country

Travis’s Famous Letter from the Alamo In one of Travis’s last communications he wrote a letter to stating the Texans would have “Victory or Death” at the Alamo

Battle of the Alamo Mexican troops defeated and killed the Texas rebels at the Alamo in San Antonio on March 6, 1836

Susannah Dickinson Woman who survived the Battle of the Alamo who told a first hand account of the battle

How did the Battle of the Alamo help the Texans? -It caused the Mexican army to be much weaker due to many deaths and injuries -It delayed Santa Anna’s troops -It gave Sam Houston more time to get more men to fight against Santa Anna -It gave Sam Houston more time to train the troops

Battle of Coleto Creek Texas rebels fight and surrender to the Mexican military in March 19-20, 1836; after this defeat Texans were massacred at Goliad under the orders of Santa Anna

The Goliad Massacre Mexican troops capture and then execute the Texas rebels on March 27, 1836

Cotton The most valuable cash crop and export for Texans in the 1800s

Sam Houston Commander-in-Chief of the Texas army in the Texas Revolution

William B. Travis Commander of the Texas military at the Alamo who gave the famous “Line in the Sand” speech and who wrote a famous letter declaring Texans would “Victory or Death” at the Alamo

David Crockett Famous Tennessee politician and backwoodsman who fought at the Alamo

James Fannin Colonel of the Texas rebel army whose troops were captured at Coleto Creek and later all were massacred at Goliad

Runaway Scrape After the Alamo massacre in March of 1836, people across Texas fled with their possessions fearing the Mexican military would kill them

Rally cry for Texans at the Battle of San Jacinto Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! were stated by Texans as motivation to defeat the Mexican army

Battle of San Jacinto Texans trained and recruited more men to fight in March of They defeated Santa Anna and the Mexican Army on April 21, They captured Santa Anna and won there independence from Mexico.

Juan Seguin Tejano military leader at the Alamo who left there under orders and later fought at San Jacinto

Casualties The deaths and injuries in a battle or war

Treaties of Velasco After the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, Santa Anna agreed to let Texas be an independent country and promised to never attack Texas again.

Who were Haden Edwards and Benjamin Edwards? Haden was an empresario (land agent) who felt he got cheated out of money and land by settlers and the Mexican government didn’t support him. His brother Benjamin joined him and rebelled in Nacogdoches.

What was the Fredonian Revolt? The Edwards brothers declared independence in Nacogdoches in East Texas and set up his own government. The Mexican government stopped it by force (troops). It made them suspicious of Anglo-Americans in Texas.

Who was General Mier y Teran? Mexican General who investigated Texas after the Fredonian Revolt

What did Mier y Teran’s investigation find out about Texas? That Anglo-Americans were taking over Texas and outnumbering Mexicans by 5 to 1

What was the law of April 6, 1830? What did it take away from Texans?

Mexico put taxes on trade between Texas and the U.S. because they wanted the Texans to stop trading with Americans and start trading more with whom? Other Mexicans – they wanted more internal trade within Mexico No Yes

What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions? Statements by Texas rebels stating they wanted the Federalist system of government in Mexico and that they were loyal Mexican citizens

Why did Stephen F. Austin get arrested? He wrote to Texans telling them to set up a separate state government. Santa Anna saw this as treason—a violation of the Centralist style of laws and government.

Why did Tejanos see Santa Anna as a dictator? -He took over the Mexican government in the 1830s, became a dictator, and did not follow the democratic Mexican Constitution of 1824

Why did Texans use the “Come and Take It” flag in their victory at the Battle of Gonzales? They challenged the Mexican government to a fight after the Mexican army demanded the Texans surrender their cannon and the Texans refused