1. Expansion in Texas
The Lone Star Republic

2. Americans Go Southwest
1821 Mexican Independence
Mexico Invites Americans - economy
Santa Fe Trail – lures Americans
Stephen Austin – establishes colony of settlers in Texas
Land Grants issued to Americans
Very cheap land
Americans good manufactured

4. Continued Empresarios – People who accepted the land grants
Those who accepted land grants must:
Obey Mexican Laws
Observe Roman Catholicism

5. What caused the Texas Revolution?
Increased Anglo Population
Language barrier
Slavery abolished in Mexico
Mexico attempts to ‘seal border’
Heavy Tax on imported goods–
Stephen Austin petitions for self government -1833

6. Mexico’s Reaction President: Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Mexico cannot handle democracy
Stephen Austin is imprisoned
Attempting to incite a Revolution
1835 – Mexicans march to San Antonio - Alamo

8. “Remember the Alamo”
1836 -Colonel Travis – position themselves into the Alamo fort
Davy Crockett & Jim Bowie amongst all 187 Americans KIA
Mexicans take the Alamo but:
3/2/1836 – Texans declare their independence
445 Americans invaded at the Goliad fort also

18. Alamo Motivation Sam Houston defeats Mexicans and captures Santa Anna
The Battle of San Jacinto
Treaty of Velasco – Texas Independence
1836 – Houston becomes president of the Republic of Texas
12/29/1845 Texas becomes 28th State