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The Texas Revolution
Westward Movement
• American settlers poured
westward from the coastal
states into the Midwest,
Southwest, and Texas,
seeking economic
opportunity in the form of
land to own and farm.
• During the 1820s the
Mexican Government
invited American Farmers
to settle Texas.
Mexican Independence from Spain
• Mexico became
independent of Spain in
1821 under the Leadership
of Vincent Guerrero.
• Texas Became
independent of American
claims with the 1819 treaty
with Spain.
Vincent Guerrero
American Come to Texas
• Moses Austin got Spanish
Permission in 1820 to bring 300
families to Texas.
• Eventually his son, Stephen
Austin, brought 1200 families to
Texas in 1821.
• Mexico continued to encourage
American immigration in to
Texas through the 1820s.
Stephen Austin
Tensions Between Mexico and the
Americans
• A Mexican law in 1825 expected
Americans in Texas to become
Roman Catholics
• After 1830 slavery was banned by
Mexico
• Mexico closed Texas’s borders but
Americans continued to enter
• Santa Anna became president of
Mexico and tried to enforce the
payment of taxes from Texas.
Santa Anna
Texans Fight Back
• Santa Anna invaded Texas in fall of 1835
and wiped out the 187 defenders at the
Alamo ( February of 1836).
• A few weeks later, over 300 Mexican
prisoners were massacred at Goliad.
Texans Win
Their
Independence
• Even before the
Alamo and
Goliad, Texans
had declared their
Independence.
• Led by their
president, the
Texans surprised
Santa Anna’s
force at the San
Jacinto River.
• With “Remember
the Alamo” as
their battle cry,
the Texans
defeated the
Mexicans in 15
minutes and
captured Santa
Anna
The
Lone
Star
Republic
• The Republic of Texas
(the Lone Star Republic)
was formally recognized
by the United States in
July of 1836, but
President Andrew
Jackson did not support
annexation at this time.
• Texas did not enter the
United States until
February of 1845.