1. Statehood for Florida and Texas
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Statehood for Florida and Texas

2. Florida July 17, 1821 - Florida became an American territory
NW Ordinance of Florida had:
Appointed territorial governor
Territorial legislature
Nonvoting delegate to the United States Congress
Tallahassee became capital in 1824
Midway between St. Augustine and Pensacola (2 largest cities at the time)
Fewer than 8,000 people lived here (whites and their slaves, not counting Natives)

3. Florida (continued…) Florida land: very fertile
Planters from southern states moved to Florida because they had warn out their soil
Southern planters established cotton and tobacco plantations in FL
Panhandle: cotton and tobacco plantations
Central FL: small farms and cattle ranches

4. The Territory Grows 1837 Census reported 48,000 people lived in FL
Enslaved people made up about ½ of FL’s population
Officials called for a vote on whether or not FL became a state
Only white men over 21 could vote
After becoming a state, FL had to draw up a state constitution (Ratified January 11, 1839 by FL delegates)
Governor elected for four years
Elected General Assembly
Called for public school system
Allowed slavery (Because of this, Congress had to wait for another state to join as a free state before they approved FL)

5. Statehood for Florida Iowa: new free state
President John Tyler signed Iowa as a free state and FL as a slave state
March 3, 1845 FL becomes 27th state

6. Texas 1821: Mexico gained independence (this included Texas)
At this time, non-Native American population of Texas was about 3,000
Majority of the people were Tejanos, or Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home
At first, Mexico encouraged Americans to settle in Texas
Before long, Americans outnumbered Tejanos

7. Texas (continued) Tensions grew between Americans and Mexico
Americans did not want to follow Mexico’s rules
Learning Spanish
Becoming Catholic
Americans had slaves and Mexico threatened to ban them
1830 Mexico issued a decree closing its borders
Texans led my Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston tried to make peace with Mexican leaders
These efforts failed and they began to plan breaking away from Mexico

8. The Alamo 1835 the conflict grew violent
A Mexican general took an Army into Texas to punish the rebels
December Texans captured San Antonio
February Mexican troops found a small Texan force barricaded inside a mission building called the Alamo

9. The Alamo (continued)
About 180 Texan soldiers vs. several thousand Mexican troops
Famous Texan leaders: Davy Crocket, William B. Travis, Jim Bowie
Attack on the Alamo lasted 13 days
March 6, A Mexican cannon fired into the Alamo and smashed the walls
Mexican troops stormed the Alamo and killed everyone except a few women and children and some servants
Rallying cry: “Remember the Alamo”

10. Classwork Assignment
Using Pages 362 and 363, write 9-12 sentences that summarize and include:
How Texas declared its Independence
The Lone Star Republic
How Texas Became a State