Slide 1 Texas Independence Day March 2, 2010 Slide 2 What is Texas Independence Day? The state of Texas has a proud history full of heroes and important events that created…

Slide 1 Republic of Texas 1836-1845 “The Burnett Flag” The first flag of the Republic of Texas Slide 2 Texas Revolution In early 1835, as the Mexican government transitioned…

Slide 1 And the Annexation of Texas Slide 2 Gone to Texas In 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain. In 1823, the new regime in Mexico City granted Stephen Austin…

Slide 1 Age of Expansionism The Republic of Texas John Tyler Presidency Manifest Destiny James K. Polk Presidency Mexican-American War Gold Rush of 1849 Slide 2 The Republic…

Slide 1 Westward Expansion and Settlement of the Trans- Mississippi West US Territorial Expansion (overview) Encouraging Westward Migration Manifest Destiny Texas Mexican…

Slide 1 Completing the Picture The continued growth of the United States Slide 2 Manifest Destiny  The idea that it was the American RIGHT to take land desired for the…

Slide 1 Manifest Destiny Geography Bee Slide 2 Q: What did Americans call their desire to spread out & claim land from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean? Slide 3 A: Manifest…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Mexican-American War 1846-1848 Slide 3 Texas Slide 4 Mexico Slide 5 Mexican Independence ● Texas/Mexico ruled by Spain 300+ years ● Mexico gains independence…

Slide 1 Slide 2 1 Where is TEJAS (Texas)? Slide 3 1 TEJAS was a Spanish controlled land that bordered the United States territory Slide 4 2 Which country controlled Tejas…

Slide 1 Mexican History of Arizona Arizona Geography GCU 221 Slide 2 Game Plan Spain flounders and Mexico wins their independence in 1821, Arizona a backwater Mexico fails…