Why Texas?
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COTTON!
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Southern States want Texas because it
supports slavery

America was also afraid Texas would
ally with Britain.
The Migration
Mexico broke from Spain in 1821 and
settled in Texas.
 One year later American Steven Austin
got permission to settle in Texas as long
as they followed Mex. Law and would
convert to Roman catholic.
 1830- Austin had 30,000 Americans in
Texas

Migration cont…

1831 Mexico didn’t allow any more
immigrates come to Texas.

So Americans brought slaves to help
production.

The Mexicans were getting mad that
they didn’t become Catholics and they
were outnumbered 10 to 1.
The Start

General Antonio Lopez was elected as
Mexican president in 1833

The same time a rebellion started in
Texas.

Sam Huston - the Military Leader in
Texas.
Santa Anna

Santa Anna was a famous general in the
Alamo. He was the leader of Mexico
Army.

1835 Santa Anna brought more than
2000 men to Texas to push Texans out.

After 2 weeks Texans started to retreat.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO

Mexico Army followed Huston
and the Texans to the San
Jacinto Creek.

Huston turned and surprise
attacked Santa Anna.

The Texas Army yelled
“Remember the Alamo”
Lies…

Huston captured Santa Anna

Under pressure Anna signed a treaty
accepting Texas Independence

As soon as Santa Anna got free he
denied ever signing the treaty.

And went against his word.
Lone Star Republic
1836 Texas declared itself as a Lone
Star Republic.
 Texas asked to join the United States in
1836.
 The North thought it was a plan to
increase slavery support.
 The Senate didn’t get a 2/3 vote.
 The Treaty was denied.

Lone Star Republic cont…
Again in 1843 Texas retried.
 President Tyler feared that Texas would
ally with the British. So they could have
the cotton. Tyler also feared if they
accepted the treaty it would cause war
with Mexico.
 The Senate rejected the treaty again 3516.

Solution

James Polk of Tennessee went to
Congress with a joint resolution to
accept Texas as a state.

Joint Resolution- requires the majority
of both houses of congress.

Treaty- requires 2/3 vote of only Senate
December 1845 the Lone Star Republic
(Texas) became the 28th state.
Conflict

The border between Texas and Mexico
was undetermined

They both tried to claim more land

Mexico threatened war!
Work Cited

Bragdon, Henry. History of a Free Nation. Waterville,
OH: McGraw-Hill, 1998

"Wikipedia". Wikimedia Fundations. February 2010
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo>.

Paul. "Annexation of Texas". Son of the South. 2008
<http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/annexationtexas.htm>.