1 / 8

The Lone Star Rebellion

The Lone Star Rebellion. Jack Zhai Megan Hutchinson. Texas Breaks Away. Declare Independence Sam Houston is leader of the new republic Santa Anna, Mexican Leader Attempts to Crush Rebellion. Alamo. 200 Texans trapped at the Alamo Colonel W. B. Travis refuses to surrender

topaz
Télécharger la présentation

The Lone Star Rebellion

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Lone Star Rebellion Jack Zhai Megan Hutchinson

  2. Texas Breaks Away • Declare Independence • Sam Houston is leader of the new republic • Santa Anna, Mexican Leader • Attempts to Crush Rebellion

  3. Alamo • 200 Texans trapped at the Alamo • Colonel W. B. Travis refuses to surrender • Santa Anna wipes out every man after a 13 day siege by his men • Battle Cry- “Remember the Alamo” for the rest of the conflict

  4. Goliad • 400 American volunteers, surrender at Goliad • All “butchered” by Mexicans • Delayed Mexican advancements • Increased American opposition & resentment • Battle Cry- “Remember Goliad” and “Death to Santa Anna”

  5. San Jacinto • Houston vs. Santa Anna • 1300 Mexicans vs. 900 Texans • Mexican siesta, surprise attack by Houston • Mexican forces crushed • Santa Anna has to sign 2 treaties

  6. Treaties of Velasco • Mexicans can’t bear arms against Texans • No more hostilities • Rio Grande is new southern border • Mexico must acknowledge Texas’s independence

  7. Jackson Oversteps Power? • Jackson recognizes Texas’s independence the day before he left office • Conflict of Texas’s acceptance into Union • Slavery is major hindrance to admission • Admission expands slavery, causes unbalance of slave/non-slavery states

  8. Spread of Democracy • US “gains” more territory, wins more battles • Power of U.S increases and U.S. has superiority over Mexico

More Related