the texas revolution a powerpoint presentation by ms. kohli
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The Texas Revolution
A PowerPoint Presentation by
Ms. Kohli
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Spanish Texas
• The Spanish land called Tejas was rich and desirable, as it had forests, rich soil, and great grassy plains.
• Tejanos are people of Spanish heritage who consider Texas their home.
• The Spanish government wanted to attract more settlers to move to Texas to help defend against Native Americans and Americans who illegally sneaked into Texas.
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Mexican Independence Changes Texas
• Stephen Austin created a colony in Texas that attracted 297 families.
• Tensions between American settlers and Tejanos increased because the Americans resented following Mexican laws.
• To resolve tensions, the Mexican government: stopped American immigration levied taxes sent troops to Texas
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Texans Revolt Against Mexico
• In 1833, Austin set off for Mexico City with a petition listing all the reforms supported by both Americans and Tejanos.
• In Mexico City, the Mexican president, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna learned of a letter Austin had written that threatened a rebellion if Santa Anna didn’t approve of his petition.
• The Battle of Alamo was a result of tensions between the Texans and Mexicans. In 1836, the Texans defended a church called the Alamo against the Mexican army; all but five Texans were killed.
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Men of the Alamo
Sam Houston
Juan Seguin
William Travis
Davy Crockett
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Victory at San Jacinto
• On April 21st, 1836, the Texans advanced on the Mexican army “with the stillness of death”.
• In just 18 minutes, the Texans killed more than half of the Mexican army.
• Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty giving Texas its freedom.
• With the Battle of San Jacinto, Texas was no independent.
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Lone Star Republic• In September 1836,
Texans raised a flag with a single star.
• Sam Houston was elected president of the Lone Star Republic.
• The Texas government asked Congress to annex Texas, but Congress vetoed the annexation because it worried about the slavery issue and about another war with Mexico.
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