1. Spanish Settlement St. Augustine 1565 California 1769 Spanish empire claimed half the world Spanish officials did what they could to isolate Spain’s North American colonies from their neighbors to the north Mexico gains independence 1820

2. Colonization of Texas Stephen F. Austin 1822 granted large tracts of land (had to agree to become a Mexican citizen and Roman Catholic) 1835 28,000 people pour into Texas many illegally (Texas Fever) Wanted American style services and a faster Justice system

3. Real Estate Advertisement Use words and visuals that encourages people to move to Texas in 1821. Include information about the colony’s geography and economic opportunities for settlers. Put this ad in your notebook.

4. General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna Seized control in 1835 (dictator) Stephen Austin went to Mexico City to press for Texas Statehood. Santa Anna sent an Army to Texas to take control of the misbehaving Americans. (General Martin Perfecto de Co’s)

5. Fall of the Alamo Alamo March 1836 Mexican victory Santa Anna (If you execute your enemies it saves you the trouble of forgiving them ) William Travis ( I shall never retreat or surrender) Sam Houston (Commander and Chief of Texas forces)

6. Travis Letter At the Alamo in San Antonio, then called Bejar, 150 Texas rebels led by William Barret Travis made their stand against Santa Anna's vastly superior Mexican army. On the second day of the siege, February 24, 1836, Travis called for reinforcements with this heroic message: I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, and everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch....VICTORY OR DEATH.

8. End of Texas Independence Next weeks Santa Anna’s Army chased Houston’s Army all over eastern Texas On April 21 1836 Houston Caught Santa Anna’s Army napping near the San Jacinto River. “Remember the Alamo”

9. Mexican American War May 13 1846- February 2, 1848 James Polk Manifest Destiny President Wanted California and Texas Annexed Texas (1845) and at the same time sent diplomats to purchase California Built fort in disputed area in Texas (April 1846)

11. Zachary Taylor Marches South from Texas into Northern Mexico.

12. Attack at Vera Cruz Winfield Scott marches across Mexico East to west from Vera Cruz

13. Chapultepec Castle Outside Mexico City, fell September 13, 1847. Ninos Heroes

14. Treaty of Gaudalupe-Hildalgo February 2, 1848 Mexico gives up Texas and Rio Grande Mexico gave up New Mexico and California US Pays Mexico $15 Million in cash and payoff Mexican debt worth $3 million

16. Acrostic Poem Using one of these words Mexico, Texas, Polk or one that relates to either Texas Independence or Mexican American War, create a word puzzle that uses each letter of the original word.