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Battle over Texas Chapter 10 Sec. 2

Battle over Texas Chapter 10 Sec. 2. By Mr. Linder. Americans move to Texas. Mexico invited Americans to move to Texas. Stephen F. Austin starts the 1 st American colony on the lower Colorado River in 1822. The colony was successful! More Americans came for “free” land.

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Battle over Texas Chapter 10 Sec. 2

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  1. Battle over TexasChapter 10 Sec. 2 By Mr. Linder

  2. Americans move to Texas • Mexico invited Americans to move to Texas. • Stephen F. Austin starts the 1st American colony on the lower Colorado River in 1822. • The colony was successful! More Americans came for “free” land.

  3. Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)

  4. What did Americans Have to Do? • Americans had to do the following to gain land from Mexico in Texas: • Obey Mexican Laws • Become Catholic • Speak Spanish • No Slavery – Slavery illegal • Pretty easy to do!

  5. Why Did Mexico Open Land to Americans? • More Roads • Schools • Economy • Money $$$ • Businesses • (all this and more is good for Mexico)

  6. Mexico Stops Americans • Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana becomes ruler of Mexico • Mexico is nervous about the # of American settlers coming to Mexico. • Santa Ana bans further settlement / immigration to Mexico.

  7. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

  8. Texans Revolt! • In Oct. 1835 the Mexican army tried to remove a cannon from Gonzalez TX. • Rebels stood next to the cannon with a flag that read “come and get it!” • Rebels fight Mexican Army and win! • Texas wants to become an independent country!

  9. The Alamo! • March 2nd 1836, Texans declare independence from Mexico! • Sam Houston is leader of the Texas Army – goes to U.S. to seek $$ and help! • Santa Ana finds out and is ANGRY! He puts together an army of thousands to CRUSH the Texans!

  10. The Alamo Continued! • Colonel Jim Travis took a small army and held up in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo. • Volunteers came to help – Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, helped fight (but they died)! • 200 rebels vs. an army of 1,000’s held off the Mexican Army for 13 days.

  11. Jim Bowie

  12. David Bowie (No Relation)

  13. Davy Crockett

  14. Davy Crockett – Frontiersman

  15. The Alamo!

  16. Flag over Alamo

  17. Battle of San Jacinto • Texans took a stand with Sam Houston at the Jacinto River. • Santa Ana was confident about success. While his troops were taking a nap . . . • Houston’s army rushed the camp shouting “Remember the Alamo!” “Goliad” • Texans captured Santa Ana & forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas it’s independence!

  18. Sam Houston (Houston, TX)

  19. Texas – A New Nation • Sam Houston Elected President of Texas • Stephen Austin elected Secretary of state. • The U.S. recognized Texas as a country, but would not admit it as a state. This would upset the balance of slave vs. free states. • Mexico did not recognize Texas’s Independence until 1844. • The Texas Rangers were formed to protect Texas!

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