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Texas Independence Lecture Notes

Topic/Objective:4.6: New Spain and Independence for Texas

Essential Question:Were the American settlers in Texas justified in their revolution against the Mexican government?

Reduce & then Recite Create questions which elicit critical

thinking, not 1 word answers Write questions directly across from the

answers in your notes

Record for Review Write headings, key words, and vocabulary in colored pencil (or highlight!) Take sufficient notes with selective (not too much verbiage) & accurate paraphrasing

Use bulleted lists and abbreviations Correctly sequence information

1) When did Mexico achieve independence from Spain?

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3) Why did American settlers first come to Texas?

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5) What were the complaints of the Americans and Tejanos with each other?

Timeline of Texas Independence Mexican Independence—_________. Immigration of Anglos into territory—throughout ________________. Americans agreed to uphold Mexican Constitution of _____. Mexico outlawed slavery in _______. Santa Anna took over—_______—overthrew the Constitution of _______

and instituted some major changes. War in Texas began as a Civil War between Federalists (Mexicans and

Americans who wanted the Constitution back) and Santa Anna. But then Texans declared independence—______—they didn’t just want the

Constitution of ______, they wanted to be their own country. Ultimately, Texans won and Texas became its own country. In _______, the U.S. annexed Texas and it became the 28th state. This caused major problems with Mexico and started the Mexican American

_____. The U.S. won that war and annexed a huge swath of ______.

The American Settlers The land in Texas was perfect for growing _____________- the south’s most

valuable crop Moses Austin had received permission from __________ to start an

American colony in Texas Stephen Austin (Moses’s son) arrived in Texas after his father’s death to start

the colony just as _____________ declared independence from Spain Texas was now part of Mexico- and Mexican officials agreed to let Austin

continue with his plan of starting a colony of ____________________ Conditions of the ____________________ government:

o Choose only moral, hard-working settlerso Settlers had to promise to become Mexican citizenso Settlers had to join the Catholic Church

By 1830 _____________ Americans lived in Texas and ____________ Tejanos

Tensions between Americans and TejanosComplaints of Americans Complaints of Tejanos

Americans were used to governing _________________, and resented being given orders by Mexican officials

Unhappy that all official documents had to be in ________________- a language they didn’t want to learn

Many were slave-owners (Cotton was a crop that relied heavily on slave labor) and Mexico had _____________ slavery in 1829

Upset that many immigrants had come to Texas __________________ Immigrants had no respect for Mexican culture and had no intention of becoming ____________________

Mexican government responded by closing Texas to American immigrants and set troops to Texas to enforce Mexican authority and immigration laws

Reduce & Recite Record for Review

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7) What happened to the defenders of ‘The Alamo’?

8) How did the Americans win independence?

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Texans Rebel Against the Mexican Government Stephen Austin asked the Mexican government to re-open Texas to

immigration and make it a separate __________ so it could run its own affairs

In 1833 Austin was thrown into jail when he presented the Texans demands to General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, a dictator who was the head of the Mexican government- he claimed Austin was ‘_______________________________________’

When Austin was released in 1835- ______________ rose up in revolt In March of 1836 Santa Anna and his army surrounded a group of rebelling

Texans in an old mission turned fort known as ‘_______________________’ Outnumbered 10 to 1 the Mexican army stormed the Alamo and killed all

those defending it. Those who survived the battle were _________________ on the spot

Santa Anna’s ruthlessness angered _________________ and made them hungry for revenge

Texas in Annexed to the United States Sam Houston led the Texan Revolutionary Army east into Texas to make it harder for __________________ to supply the Mexican army At the battle of San Jacinto the Texans launched a surprise attack defeating the Mexican army, capturing Santa Anna and winning their ________________________ Texas would remain independent, the ‘_______________________________’ for 10 years Most Americans wanted to make Texas part of the ______________________, but there were concerns:

Texas allowed slavery, southerners supported bringing it into the Union, but northerners opposed adding a new slave state

Many also feared it would lead to war with Mexico, which still didn’t fully accept the loss to Texas

Despite the concerns, Congress voted to annex Texas, and in ___________ Texas became the ________________

Reflect & SummarizeIn your own words and in complete sentences, write a 5-6 sentence summary paragraph. Your summary should cover the main concepts of the notes, be accurate, and have adequate details. The goal of the summary is to answer the essential question from the reading assignment.