Texas RevolutionTexas Revolution

Chapter 14

Previously in…

American

History

• Moses Austin was granted permission to start a colony in Texas by the Spanish - empresario

• Mexicans gained their independence from Spain and the land grant became useless

• Stephen Austin got permission from the Mexicans to continue with the colony but new rules were added

The Rules:1. You had to

become a Mexican Citizen

2. You had to become Catholic

3. You could not have slaves

Now the exciting conclusion…

Meet Stephen Austin

NO NOT THAT ONE!

The Beginning of the Revolt

• Americans did not like following Mexican laws (especially anti-slavery)

• The Mexicans began to crack down on the Americans

• Austin Went to Mexico City to meet with Santa Anna

The Real Stephen Austin

Santa Anna meets with Austin

Austin is jailed for a year

The War Begins!

Sam Houston•One of the

only men with military experience, he was picked to lead the Texan army

The Alamo

• Troops at the Alamo were led by William Travis

• Troops consisted of 183 volunteers

• Their job was to delay the Mexicans so Houston could raise an army

• After attacking for 12 days Santa Anna sent in 1,800 men

• All of the Texans were killed except for Susanna Dickinson, her child, and a slave

Jim Bowie

William Travis

Remember the Alamo became a rally cry for the

Texans

Battle of San Jacinto

•Santa Anna attacked the Texans by the San Jacinto River

•In 18 minutes the Texans killed half of the Mexicans

•Santa Anna was captured and forced to sign a treaty

•Texas was now independent

The Lone Star Republic

• Texas asked the United States to annex them–The US did not want to disrupt the balance between free and slave states

–The US also did not want to anger Mexico

• Andrew Jackson recognizes Texas on his last day as President