Day 6
Unrest in Mexican Texas
Chart Completion
Warm up
Why are the Texans so
mad at the Mexican
Government?
Learning Target
I can trace the
developments of the
Texas Revolution and find
the significance of each.
Research and Collaborate
• You and your partner are going to read about
several events that led to Anglos wanting to
rebel.
• Write a summary of the event on your chart
• On the signal compare your summaries and
decide on a significance (don’t write it yet!)
• All together we will decide what the significance
of the event is and include it on the chart.
Mexican Constitution 1824
Terms:
1. Citizens must be Catholic
2. Slaver is allowed
3. Coahuila and Texas are 1 Mexican state
4. 3 branches of government
5. Local gov’t gets to make more laws for
themselves
Significance
Mexico is independent with a real
constitution so it can be an organized
country.
Other countries around the world
recognize it as independent from Spain.
Fredonia Rebellion
• 1st attempt by Anglos to free Texas from
Mexican rule.
• Not successful
• Led by Haden Edwards
Significance
Mexico becomes afraid they will loose
Texas.
Decree (Law) of April 6, 1830
The terms of this law:
1. Eliminated (stopped) more slaves from
entering Tejas
2. Stopped immigration from the U.S. (but
not Mex. or Europe)
3. Taxed US imports (brought into Tejas)
What is one issue the Decree of 1830 did NOT change
that the colonists might want changed?
Freedom of religion – there was none…yet!
Significance
How was this decree (law) an important link in
the chain of events leading to the Texas
Revolution?
The Law of April 6, 1830 threatened the
prosperity (wealth) of the colonies in
Tejas.
Mier y Teran
• General Mier y Teran was sent to investigate
Texas
• Found too many Anglos in
Texas
(10:1)
• Found Anglos were not
practicing the Catholic religion
• Mexico needed more control
over Texas
Significance
“Coahuila cannot govern Tejas; and the latter [ Tejas]
cannot remain, and will not remain in harmony or calmness
united with the former [Coahuila].”
Stephen F. Austin speaking to Vice President Gómez Farías in 1834
(about the Law of 1830)
• Attempting to fix the problems caused by the Law
of April 6, 1830, SFA made this statement.
• As a result he was arrested and placed in a Mexican
jail.
• Which constitutional principle in the USA could have
prevented this from happening?
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Texans wrote the Mexican gov’t a list of
proposals :
1. We are loyal to the Mexican gov’t
2. We support Santa Anna (new president)
3. We want to follow the Consti of 1824
Turtle Bayou
Significance
A group of colonists wrote down
a promise of loyalty to the
Mexican gov’t
Is this enough? Why or Why not?
Do you think the Mexican gov’t will believe the
Anglo colonists? Why or why not?
Convention of 1832
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions had no effect
and tensions increased.
Texas colonists held an official convention in
1832
There they
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pledged support of Mex. Const. of 1824
Asked to get rid of Law of April 6th, 1830
Allow immigration from the U.S. again
Asked for Tejas to be an indep. state
Significance
This is an official meeting by the
leaders of the Anglo colonists to
promise loyalty to the Mexican gov’t.
Is this enough? Why or Why not?
Do you think the Mexican gov’t will believe the
Anglo colonists? Why or why not?
Convention of 1833
Growing impatient colonists held another
convention.
In this convention they made the same
requests as in 1832 …. BUT this time they
wrote a constitution for a new Mexican state
of …………….. TEXAS!
Significance
How do you think the Mexican gov’t felt
about the colonists writing a
constitution for a state which would be
separate Texas from Coahuila?
This was
TREASON!
The Mexican gov’t s thought this act of
creating a constitution as defiance
toward the Mexican gov’t.
Austin’s Arrest
• Austin takes the Convention’s
proposals to Santa Anna but has to
wait too long
• Austin writes a letter to the colonists
encouraging them to declare a
separate state from Coahuila.
• Santa Anna views this as treason
and has SFA thrown in jail
Significance
SFA is treated so unfairly that
the colonists are ready for war
now!
The Colonists Try!
Click title for a quick review
Ticket out the Door
Do you think the colonists in Tejas had
enough reasons to start a revolution and
overthrow the Mexican gov’t? Why or
why not?
Explain your answer using 3 specific
historical examples to support your
positioning.
Day 7
The Revolution Era
Learning Target
I can explain the
significance of major
battles in the Texas
Revolution.
Warm up
“War is our only recourse. There is no other
remedy. We must defend our rights,
ourselves, and our country by force of arms.”
Stephen F. Austin
• What kind of source is this? How do you know?
Justify your answer.
• Do you agree or disagree with Austin’s quote?
• What is significant about Austin speaking these
words instead of another colonist?
Battles Research
Rotate through the centers to find out
about each battle.
Use the information on the readings,
videos, and/or power points to help you
understand each battle of the Texas
Revolution.
Battle of Gonzales Reading
Reciprocal Teaching Activity
• You and your partner are going to read about
the Battle of the Alamo. As you read, you need
to highlight important facts about the battle.
• After reading, write down your summary and
the significance of the battle, and create 2
questions for your partner to answer about the
battle.
• Compare your summaries and ask your partner
the 2 questions that you created over the event
• Then collectively predict what you think will
happen next in the Texas Revolution.
Battle of Gonzales
Play video from beginning up until the 2 minute mark.
Discussion Questions
• Why was the Mexican Army in Gonzales?
• Why do you think the colonists didn’t just give
the cannon to the Mexican Army? What
individual right do you think the colonists
were trying to protect?
• Why is the Battle of Gonzales significant?
Writing Prompt
How do you think Mexico should
respond to the events that took place at
the Battle of Gonzales?
Santa Anna
The Alamo - Reading
William B. Travis
Jim Bowie
Juan Seguín
Susanna Dickinson
Reciprocal Teaching Activity
• You and your partner are going to read about
the Battle of the Alamo. As you read, you need
to highlight important facts about the battle.
• After reading, write down your summary and
the significance of the battle, and create 2
questions for your partner to answer about the
battle.
• Compare your summaries and ask your partner
the 2 questions that you created over the event
• Then collectively predict what you think will
happen next in the Texas Revolution.
Battle of the Alamo
Discussion Questions
• What message was Santa Anna trying to send
at the Battle of the Alamo?
• What were the results of the Battle of the
Alamo?
• Why is the Battle of the Alamo significant?
Writing Prompt
Which battle was more
significant; the battle of
Gonzales or the battle of
the Alamo? Explain your
answer.
Battle Cinquain
• Line 1: Name of the major battle
• Line 2: two words to describe the battle
• Line 3: three action words (-ing) to summarize the
battle
• Line 4: four-word summary of the significance of
the battle
• Line 5: one-word synonym
for the battle
SWBTS
Using 1 of the battles studied today, complete
the following summary stem.
__________ wanted ________ but then _______
so ___________.
SWBTS
Using 1 of the battles we studied today,
complete the following summary stem.
Travis
more men but then
______wanted _________
_________________________
he was trapped at the Alamo so
he sent a letter
_______________.