The Texas Revolution
A PowerPoint Presentation
by
Ms. Kohli
Spanish Texas
• The Spanish land called Tejas was rich and
desirable, as it had forests, rich soil, and
great grassy plains.
• Tejanos are people of Spanish heritage who
consider Texas their home.
• The Spanish government wanted to attract
more settlers to move to Texas to help
defend against Native Americans and
Americans who illegally sneaked into Texas.
Mexican Independence Changes
Texas
• Stephen Austin created a
colony in Texas that
attracted 297 families.
• Tensions between American
settlers and Tejanos
increased because the
Americans resented
following Mexican laws.
• To resolve tensions, the
Mexican government:
 stopped American
immigration
 levied taxes
 sent troops to Texas
Texans Revolt Against Mexico
• In 1833, Austin set off for Mexico City with a petition
listing all the reforms supported by both Americans
and Tejanos.
• In Mexico City, the Mexican president, Antonio Lopez
de Santa Anna learned of a letter Austin had written
that threatened a rebellion if Santa Anna didn’t
approve of his petition.
• The Battle of Alamo was a result of tensions between
the Texans and Mexicans. In 1836, the Texans
defended a church called the Alamo against the
Mexican army; all but five Texans were killed.
Men of the Alamo
Sam
Houston
William Travis
Juan
Seguin
Davy
Crockett
Victory at San Jacinto
• On April 21st, 1836, the Texans
advanced on the Mexican army “with
the stillness of death”.
• In just 18 minutes, the Texans killed
more than half of the Mexican army.
• Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty
giving Texas its freedom.
• With the Battle of San Jacinto, Texas
was no independent.
Lone Star Republic
• In September 1836,
Texans raised a flag
with a single star.
• Sam Houston was
elected president of the
Lone Star Republic.
• The Texas government
asked Congress to
annex Texas, but
Congress vetoed the
annexation because it
worried about the
slavery issue and about
another war with
Mexico.
Images from the Texas
Revolution