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Title: Texas


1
Texas!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Development and annexation of Texas

2
Topics
  • Americans settle in the Southwest
  • Mission System
  • Impact of Mexican Independence
  • Mexico Invites U.S. Settlers
  • Austin in Texas
  • Texas Fights for Independence
  • Come to Texas
  • Remember the Alamo
  • The Lone Star Republic
  • Texas Joins the Union

3
Mission System
  • Before Independence
  • Convert Native Americans
  • After Independence
  • Old ways
  • Attack Mexicans

4
Impact of Mexican Independence
  • Trade with U.S.
  • Less Restrictions
  • Grasp for control
  • Ties with Mexico City

5
Mexico invites U.S. Settlers
  • Border and Native American Problems
  • Encourage U.S. farmers
  • Land grants -gt Empresarios -gt U.S. Settlers
  • Population
  • U.S. increase
  • Tejanos decrease

6
Austin in Texas
  • Stephen Austin, great empresario
  • Texas ? SUCCESS ? RUSH
  • U.S. efforts to buy Texas
  • Mexicos regret

7
Texas Independence
  • Cultural differences
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Slavery

8
Come to Texas
  • Mexico seal border, tax on U.S. imports
  • Lacked troops
  • Population doubles (1830-1834)
  • Austin presents petitions Antonio Lopez de Santa
    Anna, presidente
  • Suspends Mexican constitution
  • Austin imprisoned for inciting revolution
  • Texas Revolution

9
Remember the Alamo
  • Santa Anna
  • Reestablish laws and power
  • Austin call to arms
  • Texans attacked ? drive Mexicans forces from the
    Alamo
  • Santa Anna comes and destroys the small forces
  • Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett are killed
  • 187 killed

10
Lone Star Republic
  • Rebels executed
  • Sam Houston and Texans strike back
  • Battle of San Jacinto
  • 630 soldiers killed in 18 minute
  • REMEMBER THE ALAMO
  • Treaty of Velasco
  • Houston President of the Republic of Texas

11
Texas Joins Union
  • Houston asked the U.S. to annex the state
  • Problems
  • Slaves
  • War with Mexico
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