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TexasRemember the Alamo

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Early Texas Territory

The Early 17th Century• Texas was almost empty

– 30,000 Indians– A Few Thousand Spanish

Mexicans• Spanish Missions

– Converting Indians to Christianity

• Spain hoped its people would settle in Texas, but no one did.– No Gold– No Political Freedom– No Religious Freedom

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Americans in Texas

Stephen Austin• Moses Austin

– Made agreement with Spanish that American’s could move there

– Americans Promised to become Mexican Citizens and Catholics

• Stephen lead a group of 300 settlers from Missouri to Texas

Stephen Austin

Moses Austin

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The Mexican Constitution

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Mexican Rebellion

Mexico gains Independence• Mexican’s passed a

Constitution– Not like the American

Colonies– No experience with self-

government

• Makes way for Antonio López de Santa Anna

Antonio López de Santa Anna

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Antonio López de Santa Anna

Santa Anna• Ignored the promised

freedoms of the Constitution

• Called himself “the Napoleon of the West”

• Wanted to stop the immigration of Americans to Texas

“Napoleon of the West”

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United States and Mexico

American’s in Mexico• Did not want to become

Mexican Citizens• Did not want to become

Catholic• Wanted American Schools• Wanted Freedom of Religion• Brought Slaves

– This was against Mexican Law

• Did not want to share the land with the Indians– Bragged of killing Indians

Vaqueros Cattle Drive

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English Speaking Americans in Texas

1830 – No More • Santa Anna wants to put an

end to English Immigration– People from the U.S. crossed

into the Mexican territory illegally

• Think About It!• How does this relate to the

relationship between Mexico and America today?

Too Late!

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Attack on San Antonio

Texas Rebels• “We went through the old

adobe and picket houses of the Mexicans, using battering rams made of logs ten to twelve feet long…How the women and children would yell when we knocked holes in the walls through which we passed.”

• Compare this to how the Mexicans treated women and children at the Alamo!

San Antonio Mission

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Davy Crockett and Jim BowieDavy Crockett• United States Congressmen• Great Storyteller

– “Old Betsy” had killed 105 bears in one season• Fearless• Disagreed with Andrew Jackson on Indian Removal• Lost his seat in Congress due to his beliefs

Jim Bowie• Fearsome fighter• Designed a wicked, razor-sharp knife

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Remember the Alamo!Attack on the Alamo • Crockett, Bowie, and about

200 men defended the Alamo

• They held out for 12 days against Santa Anna’s army of about 5000

• They had no reinforcements• They ran out of ammunition• Finally the Mexicans broke

through the walls of the Alamo and killed them all…Except…

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Compare and Contrast

Mexicans Vs. Americans• How did Americans treat

Mexican prisoners?• How did Mexicans treat

American Prisoners?• How did Americans treat

Mexican women and Children?

• How did Mexicans treat American women and Children?

Susanna Dickinson

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The Alamo

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Remember the Alamo!

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Angry Americans

Fighting Back• English-speaking settlers in

Texas were furious• Decided to fight for

independence for Texas– “Remember the Alamo”

• Led by Sam Houston– Run Away– Adopted by Indians– Fought for Andrew Jackson– Elected to Congress– Governor of Tennessee

Sam Houston

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Sam Houston

Fighting Santa Anna• Sam Houston decided to

fight Santa Anna at San Jacinto (now Houston, Texas)– Texans were outnumbered

but smart– Waited to attack until Siesta

Hour• Only took 15 minutes to

capture Santa Anna and route the Mexicans

Houston Defeats Santa Anna

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Independence for Texas

An independent Nation• Sam Houston made Santa

Anna sign a treaty making Texas and independent country

• Houston was elected President– The “Lone Star Republic”

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TEXAS – THE LONE STAR REPUBLIC

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Texas and the United States

Admittance to the Union• Houston wanted Texas to

become part of the United States

• Should Texas be a slave state?– It would throw off balance in

Congress– Andrew Jackson declines– December 1845

• James K. Polk makes Texas a state

• What will happen to Texas next?


LIFE IN SPANISH TEXAS

LIFE IN SPANISH TEXAS

1 Spanish Missions. 2 SPANISH CONTROL OF THE TEXAS BORDERLANDS To control the Texas borderlands the Spanish built 4 types of settlements: 1.missions –

1 Spanish Missions. 2 SPANISH CONTROL OF THE TEXAS BORDERLANDS To control the Texas borderlands the Spanish built 4 types of settlements: 1.missions –

Spanish Explorers Come to Texas

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Texas’ Early Learning Pathwaysearlylearningtexas.org/media/24000/texas early learning pathways.pdf · Texas’ Early Learning Pathways An alignment of the Texas Infant, Toddler,

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End of Spanish Rule Spanish Texas 1763 – 1819 p.136.

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Texas PACT Alignment Table 713 · Field 713: Texas PACT: LOTE Spanish: Early Childhood–Grade 12 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English Middle School:

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Apply Texas Spanish Instructions

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Spanish Colonization Important People and Dates of Early Spanish Explorers.

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Independence of Texas. Clash of Cultures O In the early 1800’s, Texas was actually part of Mexico’s Northern Frontier O But since the Spanish controlled.

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Spanish settlement in texas

Spanish settlement in texas

Spanish Settlement of Texas

Spanish Settlement of Texas

Texas Early Statehood .

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Ch.13, Sec.2 – The Texas Revolution Spanish Texas Spanish Texas - the Spanish land called Tejas bordered the United States territory called Louisiana -

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Texas History: Early Settlements and Early Settlers

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Spanish Early Level

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The Republic of Texas I. In the early 1800s, American farmers looked eagerly to the vast region called Texas. “At this time, Texas was part of the Spanish.

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Early School Leaving spanish document

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The Spanish Missions Section 3: The Spanish Return to Texas.

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Early Education Handbook Spanish

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Chapter 5: Early Explorers of Texas Lesson 1: The Spanish Explore Texas.

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