Settling Texas-
The new country emerged essentially bankrupt from the war against Spain.
Mexico encouraged settlers to create their own militias for protection against hostile Indian Tribes
Texas was very sparsely populated and in the hope that an influx of settlers could control the Indian raids, the government liberalized immigration policies for the region
The first group of colonists, known as the Old 300, had arrived in 1822 to settle and empresarial (business) grant that had been given to Stephen F Austin
The Mexican-born settlers in Texas were soon vastly outnumbered by people born in the United States
Reasons for Settling Texas-
Cheap land for the Americans
New Frontier
A weak country, doubted too many laws because they wanted the settlers there for protection from the hostile Indians
The property tax law, intended to exempt immigrants from paying taxes for 10 years was overturned and tariffs were increased on goods shipped from the United States
Texas settlers had to comply with the federal prohibition against slavery or face military intervention
The Texan settlers didn't comply and a few years later they outnumbered the Mexicans 4:1 and had almost as many slaves as they did people
2 Major Conflicts-
The Battle of Alamo-
Texans lost
All Texans died
Lasted 13 days
Famous people there: Travis, Crockett, Bowie, Austin, Santa Anna
The Battle of San Jacinto-
Texans won
18 min
Sneak attack caught them sleeping
Famous people:Santa Anna Houston
Republic of Texas-
Result of Texas Revolution: Republic of Texas 1836-1845
Mexico will try to regain Texas but fails
Texas Revolution Summary-
The Texas Revolution also known as the Texas War of Independence was the military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists that began October 2, 1835
Resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas after the final battle on April 21 1836
Conflicts between the two nations continued into the 1840's finally being resolved with the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 after the annexation of Texas to the United States
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