Texas Revoution
Cause and
Effects
DATE/YEAR:
October 2, 1835
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
First armed conflict between Mexican troops and Texas settlers, called the “Lexington of Texas.”
Texians won. Showed that the Texians were not afraid to defy the Mexican government and
would use armed force if they thought it was needed. There was only one Mexican casualty and
no Texas casualties. Attempt by the Mexicans to capture a cannon resulted in the battle cry and
flag, “Come and Take It!”
EVENT:
Battle of Gonzales
DATE/YEAR:
October 10, 1835
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
This was the second armed conflict between Mexican troops and Texas settlers.Texians
attacked Mexican troops sent by General Cos to Goliad to fortify the fort.Texians won.
Texians believed they could easily defeat the Mexican army, and a major supply route was now
controlled by the Texians.
EVENT:
Battle of Goliad 1835
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
Delegates met to decide their response to the conflict at Gonzales; adopted the “Declaration of
the People in Texas in General Convention Assembled,” affirming citizens’ loyalty to Mexico,
claiming they only fought to restore the Constitution of 1824; set up a provisional government in
Texas, chose Henry Smith as governor and set up a future meeting on March 1, 1836.
DATE/YEAR:
November 4–6, 1835
EVENT:
Consultation of 1835
Page 1 of 3DATE/YEAR:
February 24, 1836
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
Impassioned letter sent from Alamo commander William Travis asking for help in defending the
fort against Mexican attack. Help arrived too late, but his words motivated troops and
encouraged support for the Texas cause in the United States. Travis became a hero and martyr
for Texas independence.
EVENT:
William Travis’s letter
DATE/YEAR:
February 23– March 6, 1836
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
Mexican troops laid siege to the mission near San Antonio occupied by less than 200 Texans.
Santa Anna wanted to show that he would not tolerate Texas rebels. On March 6, approximately
1,500 Mexican troops attacked the Alamo and left no surviving soldiers. Surviving civilians were
released to spread the word about the defeat, resulting in a panic known as “The Runaway
Scrape” as people escaped from the path of the advancing Mexican army. The cry “Remember
the Alamo!” encouraged Texians to rally behind their troops and continue fighting for
independence.
EVENT:
Siege and fall of Alamo
DATE/YEAR:
March 1836
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
Delegates met and decided to declare independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. They
proceeded to write a constitution for the new republic during the next 2 weeks. This event is also
known as the Consultation of 1836. This meeting and the resulting documents made the cause
for Texas independence official.
EVENT:
Constitutional Convention of 1836
DATE/YEAR:
March 27, 1836
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
General José de Urrea, under commands by Santa Anna, executed over 300 Texians under the
command of James Fannin. Fannin had surrendered without knowing that Santa Anna would
order the executions. The bodies were burned and left unburied. The battle cry, “Remember
Goliad!” inspired Texas troops fighting for independence. It is also known as the Goliad
Massacre.
EVENT:
Fannin’s surrender at Goliad
DATE/YEAR:
April 21, 1836
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
Santa Anna advanced on San Jacinto but was taken by surprise by Texian troops under Sam
Houston. The Texians defeated the Mexicans, who surrendered, ending the fighting of the
Texas Revolution.
EVENT:
Battle of San Jacinto
DATE/YEAR:
May 14, 1836
DETAILS/IMPORTANCE:
David Burnet, ad interim president of Texas, and Mexican president, General Santa Anna,
entered into two treaties at Velasco. One was public, to be immediately published, and included
provisions to end the fighting. The secret treaty, to be released after publication of the public
treaty, said that Santa Anna would work for official independence of Texas. The government in
Mexico rescinded all of the provisions agreed to by Santa Anna and refused to recognize Texas
as an independent entity. Texas and Mexico could not agree on a common boundary, and this
boundary dispute later contributed to the U.S.-Mexican War.
EVENT:
Treaties of Velasco