Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Texas Revolution.

Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Texas Revolution.

1822 – Stephen Austin and other American settlers moved to Texas, which was a part of Mexico.

Settlement of Texas

Stephen Austin

3 – they must obey all Mexican laws

However, the settlers had to agree to the following:

1 – they must become Roman Catholics2 – they must become Mexican citizens

Religions of Mexico

Roman Catholic 89%

Protestant 6%

Jehovah’s Witnesses 4%

Judaism 0.4%

Islam 0.3%

Video: Mexico opens Texas to Americans

who come to claim it as their own (2:54)

* Click here for video; after opening link,

scroll down. The video is the second

title listed under the sub-heading, “Two

Views of Texas”..

• By 1830, 20,000 U.S. colonists lived in Texas.• Slavery was illegal in Mexico, but the settlers brought slaves anyway!

Burnet frontier family in front of their log cabin.

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER from Baltimore, Maryland and dated: June 12, 1830

Image courtesy of Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers

Texan Independence• On March 2, 1836, Texas seceded from Mexico, becoming an independent country.

Flag of the Republic of

Texas (1836 – 1845)

Secede = to withdraw

• Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna sent troops to stop Texas.

Mexican Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna

Alamo - an old Spanish mission located in San Antonio, Texas

Video (2:37) Find out why the battle of the Alamo still captures the imaginations of Americans after more than two centuries.

• Colonel William Travis commanded 187 settlers in the Alamo.

• Santa Anna sent over 6,000 troops to destroy the Alamo.

The Fall of the Alamo (1903) by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, depicts Davy Crockett wielding his rifle as a club against Mexican troops who have breached the walls of the mission.

Commandancy of the Alamo Bexar, Feby 24th, 1836 To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World-- Fellow Citizens and Compatriots

I am besieged with a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual Bombardment and cannonade for 24 hours and have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison is to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly over the wall. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, of everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily and will no doubt increase…

Travis' Appeal

…to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a solder who never forgets what is due his honor and that of his country. VICTORY OR DEATH William Barret Travis Lt. Col. Comd't P.S. The Lord is on our side -- when the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn -- We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves.

Travis' Original Letter

• After 13 days, every man was killed by Mexican troops.• “Remember the Alamo” became a battle cry throughout the Texas revolution.

This postcard depicts a float in the "Battle of Flowers" parade as citizens tried to rally support for restoring the Alamo Mission in San Antonio. (1907)

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,Greenest state in the land of the freeRaised in the woods, so's he knew ev'ry treeKilt him a b'ar when he was only three Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, Fought single-handed through the Injun warTill the Creeks was whipped and the peace was in storeWhile he was handling this risky choreMade himself a legend forevermore

Audio: The Ballad of Davey Crockett

Davy, Davy Crockett, The Man Who Don’t Know Fear,Went off to Congress and served a spellFixing up the government and laws as wellTook over Washington, so I hear tellAnd patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell Davy, Davy Crockett, Seeing His Duty ClearWhen he came home, his politickin' was doneThe western march had just begun

So he packed up his gear and his trusty gunAnd lit out grinnin' to follow the sun Davy, Davy Crockett, Leadin’ the PioneerHe heard of Houston and Austin and soTo the Texas plain he just had to goTheir freedom was a fightin' another foeAnd they needed him at the Alamo Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.

Battle of San Jacinto - April 21, 1836• Gen. Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna, taking him prisoner.

Gen. Santa Anna standing before the wounded Sam Houston after the Battle of San Jacinto.

- capital : Austin, named after Stephen Austin

• Texas became known as the Lone Star Republic.

- 1st President : Sam Houston

Sam Houston

Video: Sam Houston's Texans avenge the Alamo and defeat Santa Anna at San Jacinto (2:54)

* Click here for video; after opening link, scroll down. The video is the third title listed under the sub-heading, “Two

Views of Texas”.

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Republic of Texas Three Dollar NoteThe front shows a woman sitting next to the Texas Lone Star. The note also features a picture of a large Cotton Stalk, in full bloom, ready to pick. This would be a symbol of wealth and abundance.