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Texas War of Independence

Texas War of Independence. Presented by Allison Taylor & Sydney Clemons. Mexico invite American settlers to Texas. Comache and Apache Swept though Texas and terrorized Mexican settlements and stole livestock that supported many American settlers. Mexico wants to improve economy

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Texas War of Independence

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  1. Texas War of Independence Presented by Allison Taylor & Sydney Clemons

  2. Mexico invite American settlers to Texas • Comache and Apache • Swept though Texas and terrorized Mexican settlements and stole livestock that supported many American settlers. • Mexico wants to improve economy • They eased trade restrictions and made trade with the United States • Mexico and the northern provinces started to trade together, including: New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.exican settlers or Tejanos.Mexico

  3. Cont. • Strengthening ties • The Native Americans continued to threatened the Mexican Settlers • Mexico wanted to strengthen ties. • Mexican government encouraged American farmers to settle in Texas • Mexico offer empresarios to the American Settlers • One of the most successful empresarios was Steven Austin

  4. Texas rebels against Mexican government • The Anglo’s and Mexican government differed over multiply ideas • Slavery • Language difference • Many of the settlers were cotton/ sugar farmers that brought slave • Mexico abolished slavery in 1824 • Mexico said the farmers could not have slaves.

  5. Cont. • In 1830 Mexico tried to seal it borders and have heavy taxes on goods from America • Despite there efforts Anglo population doubled • In 1835 Austin colony won an appeal to allow immigration again

  6. Battle at the Alamo • Austin had argued with Santa Anna for self-government for Texas, but didn’t succeed. • Late in 1835, the Texans attacked. • Mexican forces were driven to the Alamo. • Santa Anna then went north-ward; defeated and destroyed the small American garrison. All 187 U. S. defenders died

  7. Cont. • Six weeks after the defeat of the Alamo, on April 21, • The Texans struck back. • The Battle of San Jacinto Sam Houston, • they defeated Santa Anna • Shouts of “Remember the Alamo!” • The Texans killed 630 of Santa Anna’s soldiers in 18 minutes and captured Santa Anna

  8. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMZQlAQAyQ

  9. Cont. • Texas ended up becoming a slave state

  10. Work cited • "America the Story of Us: Alamo - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMZQlAQAyQ>. • "Google Images." Google. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.google.com/imgres?q=alamo>. • File:US SlaveFree1846 2.gif." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_SlaveFree1846_2.gif>.

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