1. Texas Revolution Review

2.  Natural Texas and its People
What Era is it?
Undisturbed land
Nomadic societies
Interaction of man and environment
ERA:
 Natural Texas and its People

3. What Era is it? Era:  Age of Contact European Exploration
Pineda maps TX coast
Cabeza de Vaca hears of golden cities
Era:
 Age of Contact

4. What Era is it? Era:  Spanish Colonial Missions are built
Spanish and French conflict
Presidios established
Era:
 Spanish Colonial

5. What Era is it? Era:  Mexican National Mexican Independence
Stephen F. Austin brings settlers from U.S.
Constitution of 1824
Era:
 Mexican National

6.  Revolution and Republic
What Era is it?
Law of April 6, 1830
Battle of the Alamo
Convention of 1836
Era:
 Revolution and Republic

7. Centralist Government (like a National Government)
Government Review
Centralist Government (like a National Government)
Power in the central government
States’ Rights Government (like a Federalist Government)
Power with the states

8. Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Travis’ letter from the Alamo
PRIMARY
“Celebrating Texas” Textbook
SECONDARY
Diary of David Crockett

9. Fredonian Rebellion (1826)
What Happened?
Haden Edwards received an empresarial grant
Found settlers already in the land
Mexico sides with settlers when Edwards asked them to leave
Edwards declares land free of Mexican control (called Fredonian Republic)
Mexican soldiers end rebellion

10. Mier Y Teran Found 2 things when he investigated Texas:
1) More Anglos than Mexicans (10:1)
2) Settlers ignoring trading laws

11. Law of April 6, 1830 In response to Mier Y Teran’s report:
1) Outlawed immigration from the US to TX
2) Put taxes on all goods (imports) from the US

12. Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Colonists pledged loyalty to: Mexico
Supported Santa Anna because he claimed to support Constitution of 1824

13. Constitution of 1824 Called for States Rights
Did Santa Anna follow this?
NO: Santa Anna was a centralist and wanted more power

14. SFA Goes To Mexico
SFA takes resolutions from Convention of 1832 to Mexico
Wanted Mexico to repeal Law of April 6, 1830
Wanted to split Coahuila Y Texas into 2 states

15.  Texas Revolution Begins
SFA Goes To Mexico
Santa Anna refuses SFA’s request to split Coahuila Y Texas
SFA tries to send letter back to Texas to set up a separate government for Texas
SFA arrested on his way home
 Texas Revolution Begins

16. TEXAS VICTORY Battle of Gonzales
Mexico went to get a canon and Texas refused to give it to them.
Texas defiantly put a flag up that said, “Come and Take It” by the canon.
Very little fighting
TEXAS VICTORY

17. TEXAS VICTORY Siege of San Antonio (1835)
Texans follow Mexican army back to San Antonio
Cos and Mexican army surrender
TEXAS VICTORY
Santa Anna is furious and seeks revenge

18. Battle of Alamo March 6, 1836
Juan Seguin carried a letter (The heroic Travis Letter) to Sam Houston (and later fought in Battle of San Jacinto)
Decisive MEXICAN VICTORY
Turning point in war
“Remember the Alamo!”
Flag flown during Battle of Alamo to show Texas was fighting because Mexico did not give the states their right to govern.

19. Texas Declaration of Independence
March 2, 1836
George Childress
Called Convention of 1836
Chairman of Declaration of Independence committee
Drafted Texas Declaration

20. MEXICAN VICTORY Goliad Massacre
James Fannin led the Texas troops at Goliad
MEXICAN VICTORY
Mexican army massacred the Texas survivors
Runaway Scrape:
Texas settlers left their homes and headed east in fear of Santa Anna’s army

21. TEXAS VICTORY Battle of San Jacinto
Texas forces defeated Santa Anna’s army and won the Texas Revolution
TEXAS VICTORY
Texas achieved its independence from Mexico and became the Republic of Texas.

22. Treaty of Velasco
Treaty Santa Anna made after he was captured by Texan army.

23. Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas became a new country after the Texas Revolution.
President of Republic of Texas:
Sam Houston