Texas

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Texas!!!!!!!!!!!

• Development and annexation of Texas

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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

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Mission System

• Before Independence
• Convert Native Americans
• After Independence
• Old ways
• Attack Mexicans

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Impact of Mexican Independence

• Trade with U.S.
• Less Restrictions
• Grasp for control
• Ties with Mexico City

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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

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Austin in Texas

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

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Texas Independence

• Cultural differences
• Language
• Religion
• Slavery

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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

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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

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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

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Texas Joins Union

• Houston asked the U.S. to annex the state
• Problems
• Slaves
• War with Mexico