1. Texas and Oregon
Chapter 11, Section 4

2. Rising Tensions
Anglo Americans in Texas had closer ties to America than Mexico
Spoke English, not Spanish
Anglos didn’t want to be Catholic

3. Actions of Mexican Government opposed by Anglo Americans
Rising Tensions
Actions of Mexican Government opposed by Anglo Americans
1829 –abolish slavery
1830 – ended American settlements
1830 – raised tariff on American Goods

4. Battle of Gonzales
Santa Anna sent troops to collect taxes and take a cannon from Texans
Texans refused to give up the cannon
Texans drove out Mexican troops and declared independence in 1836
Gonzales Cannon:
Come And Take it Flag:

5. Santa Anna Attacks Alamo Feb 23 1836
6,000 Mexicans against 183 Texans

6. Alamo
“I shall never surrender nor retreat!”

7. William Travis
Sam Houston
Jim Bowie
“Remember the Alamo” becomes rallying cry for US to never give up regardless of odds
Davy Crockett

8. Texas Revolution Goliad Santa Anna defeats Texans at Goliad
Executes all who surrender
Inspires more support for revolution
Goliad Flag:
Goliad Battle Flag

9. Texas Wins Independence
Battle of San Jacinto
Samuel Houston attacked and defeated Santa Ana
Texas Wins Independence

10. Texans wanted to be annexed by US
Republic of Texas map:
Lone Star Republic
Texans wanted to be annexed by US

11. Gag Rule
1836 – House of Representatives refused to discuss any new petitions against slavery (repealed in 1844)
Southerners did everything possible to stop abolitionism in South

12. John Tyler’s Presidency
Became President when William Henry Harrison died in 1841
Favored annexing Texas
Wanted land for expansion
Feared Texas allying with England or France
Failed because northerners did not want more slave territory

13. Election of 1844 James Polk (D)
Dark horse candidate (not nationally known)
wanted to annex Texas
Increase slave territory
Wanted to annex Oregon
Increased free territory
Would extend US to Pacific

14. Texas Annexation Tyler annexes Texas once Polk wins Presidency
After Polk takes office, he annexes Oregon

15. Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny
Belief that God wanted the United States to expand border to the Pacific
Natural borders of the United States are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Manifest Destiny

16. “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight”
Polk claimed territory north to Alaska border
Polk agreed to compromise with Britain to avoid a war
Already was fighting Mexico over Texas