Post on 27-Dec-2015
The Lonestar Rebellion
Julie Ludwig and Adrija Chaturvedi
People
• Sam Houston: Commander in chief of the Lone Star Republic
• Santa Anna: Commander in chief of the Mexican Army
• Colonel W. B. Travis: Commander of the Texan Army at the Alamo
• Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett: Slain heroes at the battle of the Alamo; became legendary following their death
Places
• The Lone Star Republic• Alamo• Goliad• San Jacinto
The Lone Star Republic
• 1836: Texas gained its independence from Mexico
• Mexicans don't accept this
Battle of the Alamo• March 6, 1836: Battle of
the Alamo• Santa Anna:
o invaded texaso trapped nearly 200
texans at the Alamo in San Antonio
o wiped them out completely after 13 days
• Colonel WB Travis: "I shall never surrender or retreat...Victory or Death. RESULTS:
• Delayed Mexican Advance• Stimulated American
oppositon towards Mexicans
Goliad Massacre
• March 27, 1836: Goliad Massacre
• 400 American Voluteers were killed as "pirates
RESULTS:• Stimulated
American opposition towards Mexicans
American Reaction
• Americans were outraged• Many went to Texas to
help in the battles• Battle Cries:
o "Remember the Alamo"o "Remember Goliad"o "Death to Santa Anna!
• New American legends: Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett
• Texans couldn't have won the independence without the American help, Us governemnt, even though they weren't supposed to because they were supposed to be neutral
• Public nullified this because they wanted to support the Texans
Turning Point
• Sam Houston retreated to the east
• Santa Anna followed him to San Jacinto
• 1300 Mexicans vs. 900 Texans
• April 21, 1836: Houston wiped out the pursuing force and captured Santa Anna
Results
• Santa Anna signed two treaties:o withdraw mexican
troopso recognize the Rio
Grande as the extreme SW boundary of Texas
• When released from Jail, Santa Anna rejected these agreements because they were "extorted under duress"
Troubles With the US?• Before Jackson left office,
he recognized Texas as independent
• Texans wanted union with the US not just recognition
• 1837: Texas officially petitioned for annexation to the US
• Denied because of the slavery issue: o Texas would come in
as a slave state; throw off balance