1. Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Texas Revolution.

2. Settlement of Texas
1822 – Stephen Austin and other American settlers moved to Texas, which was a part of Mexico.
Stephen Austin

3. However, the settlers had to agree to the following:
1 – they must become Roman Catholics
Video: Mexico opens Texas to Americans who come to claim it as their own (2:54)
* Click here for video; after opening link, scroll down. The video is the second title listed under the sub-heading, “Two Views of Texas”. .
2 – they must become Mexican citizens
3 – they must obey all Mexican laws
Religions of Mexico
Roman Catholic 89%
Protestant 6%
Jehovah’s Witnesses 4%
Judaism 0.4%
Islam 0.3%

4. • By 1830, 20,000 U.S. colonists lived in Texas.
• Slavery was illegal in Mexico, but the settlers brought slaves anyway!

5. NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER from Baltimore, Maryland and dated: June 12, 1830

6. Flag of the Republic of Texas (1836 – 1845)
Texan Independence
• On March 2, 1836, Texas seceded from Mexico, becoming an independent country.
Secede = to withdraw
Flag of the Republic of Texas (1836 – 1845)

7. • Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna sent troops to stop Texas.
Mexican Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna

8. Alamo - an old Spanish mission located in San Antonio, Texas
Video (2:37) Find out why the battle of the Alamo still captures the imaginations of Americans after more than two centuries.

9. • Colonel William Travis commanded 187 settlers in the Alamo.

10. • Santa Anna sent over 6,000 troops to destroy the Alamo.

11. Travis' Appeal
Commandancy of the Alamo Bexar, Feby 24th, 1836 To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World--
Fellow Citizens and Compatriots I am besieged with a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual Bombardment and cannonade for 24 hours and have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison is to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly over the wall. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, of everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily

12. and will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a solder who never forgets what is due his honor and that of his country.
VICTORY OR DEATH
William Barret Travis Lt. Col. Comd't
P.S. The Lord is on our side -- when the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn -- We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves.

13. Travis' Original Letter

14. • After 13 days, every man was killed by Mexican troops.
• “Remember the Alamo” became a battle cry throughout the Texas revolution.
"The Alamo," Russell Roberts, oil on board.
This painting was produced as the backdrop for the opening credits to the 1960 movie "The Alamo," starring John Wayne

15. Audio: The Ballad of Davey Crockett
Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free
Raised in the woods, so's he knew ev'ry tree Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier,
Fought single-handed through the Injun war Till the Creeks was whipped and the peace was in store While he was handling this risky chore Made himself a legend forevermore
Audio: The Ballad of Davey Crockett

16. Davy, Davy Crockett, The Man Who Don’t Know Fear,
Went off to Congress and served a spell Fixing up the government and laws as well Took over Washington, so I hear tell
And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
When he came home, his politickin' done The western march had just begun
So he packed up his gear and his trusty gun And lit out grinnin' to follow the sun
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
He heard of Houston and Austin and so To the Texas plain he just had to go Their freedom was a fightin' another foe And they needed him at the Alamo
Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.

17. Battle of San Jacinto - April 21, 1836
• Gen. Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna, taking him prisoner.
Gen. Santa Anna standing before the wounded Sam Houston after the Battle of San Jacinto.

18. • Texas became known as the Lone Star Republic.
Video: Sam Houston's Texans avenge the Alamo and defeat Santa Anna at San Jacinto (2:54)
* Click here for video; after opening link, scroll down. The video is the third title listed under the sub-heading, “Two Views of Texas”. .
• Texas became known as the Lone Star Republic.
- 1st President : Sam Houston
- capital : Austin, named after Stephen Austin
Sam Houston

19. Republic of Texas Three Dollar Note
The front shows a woman sitting next to the Texas Lone Star. The note also features a picture of a large Cotton Stalk, in full bloom, ready to pick. This would be a symbol of wealth and abundance.