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1.1. What was the theory of What was the theory of “Manifest Destiny”?“Manifest Destiny”?

2.2. How did Mexico How did Mexico encourage U.S. citizens encourage U.S. citizens to move to Texas?to move to Texas?

3.3. Why did Mexico hire Why did Mexico hire “empresarios” in Texas?“empresarios” in Texas?

Texas RevolutionTexas Revolution Hard-fought Hard-fought

rebellion against rebellion against Mexican Mexican government and government and president Antonio president Antonio Lopez de Lopez de Santa Santa AnnaAnna

Americans and Americans and Tejanos fought Tejanos fought together to free together to free Texas from MexicoTexas from Mexico

The AlamoThe Alamo A mission-fort built by the SpanishA mission-fort built by the Spanish Texans fought off repeated attacks Texans fought off repeated attacks

by Santa Anna’s Mexican army at by Santa Anna’s Mexican army at the Alamo but Mexican troops the Alamo but Mexican troops finally overran the fortfinally overran the fort

Sam Sam HoustonHouston Commanded 900 Texas Commanded 900 Texas

rebels in surprise attack rebels in surprise attack against Santa Anna & against Santa Anna & sleepingsleeping Mexican Mexican soldierssoldiers

““Remember the Alamo!”Remember the Alamo!” Took Santa Anna Took Santa Anna

prisoner. Houston prisoner. Houston became first pres. of the became first pres. of the “Republic of Texas”.“Republic of Texas”.

Texas & SlaveryTexas & Slavery While a Mexican While a Mexican

territory, Texas used a territory, Texas used a special law to classify special law to classify slaves as slaves as indentured indentured servantsservants because because Mexico did not allow Mexico did not allow slaveryslavery

Texas was admitted Texas was admitted into the Union as a into the Union as a slave state in 1845.slave state in 1845.

HomeworkHomework

Read Ch 10, Sn. 1 (pps 316-Read Ch 10, Sn. 1 (pps 316-322)322)

Answer questions 1, 2, & 4b Answer questions 1, 2, & 4b on page 322on page 322