1. The Texas Republic

2. 1. What is the Texas Republic?

4. 1. What is the Texas Republic?
Between 1836 and 1846 Texas was its own nation
In 1846 it gained U.S. statehood

5. 2. How did it become a republic?

7. 2. How did it become a republic?
From 1691 until 1819, Texas was a part of Spain.
In 1819, Mexico became independent of Spain and assumed control of its lands, including Texas
In 1821 the Mexican government granted Americans permission to settle in Texas

8. 3. What rules did the Mexican Government impose on the American settlers?

10. The American settlers had to agree to:
a. Speak Spanish
b. Become Catholic
c. Become Mexican citizens
d. Obey Mexican Laws
e. Not bring slaves into Texas

11. 4. What were the causes of the Texas Revolution?

13. 4. What were the major causes of the Texas Revolution?
Americans brought thousands of slaves into Texas and were not obeying the 5 rules
On March 2, 1836 Texans declared their independence from Mexico
Mexican forces led by the President, General Santa Ana, invaded Texas at the Alamo and Goliad between March

14. 5. What was the result of the Texas Revolution?

16. 5. What was the result of the Texas Revolution?
The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836
Santa Anna surrendered, Texas was independent.
Texans wrote a constitution that allowed slavery

17. 6. What were the effects of the Texan Revolution?

18. 6. What were the effects of the Texan Revolution?
a. President Jackson refused to grant Texas statehood b/c of a possible war with Mexico
b. Texas became the 28th state in Mexico refused to accept that Texas was a part of the U.S.