the texas revolution mrs. clark 4th grade
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Early Battles Battle of Gonzales “Come and Take It” cannon Texas Won Battle of Goliad Texan attack on a fort to protect themselves from Mexican soldiers Texas defeated Mexico March on San Antonio Fighting lasted 4 days, Mexicans went back to Mexico Texans overpowered Mexico again Microsoft clip artTRANSCRIPT
The Texas Revolution
Mrs. Clark4th Grade
Early Battles• Battle of Gonzales
– “Come and Take It” cannon– Texas Won
• Battle of Goliad– Texan attack on a fort to protect themselves
from Mexican soldiers– Texas defeated Mexico
• March on San Antonio– Fighting lasted 4 days, Mexicans went back to
Mexico– Texans overpowered Mexico again
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Meeting in San FelipeDecember 1836
• Discuss their beliefs– Remain loyal to Mexico or declare
independence• Create a temporary government for Texas
– Sam Houston = commander-in-chief of army– Henry Smith = governor
• Agreed to meet again in March, 1836
Texas Declares Independence
• Washington-on-the-Brazos– Convention of 1836– Happened at the same time as
the Battle of the Alamo– Texas must fight Santa Anna to
gain independence from Mexico– Formed a new country THE
REPUBLIC OF TEXAS– Wrote a declaration of
independence– Elections would be held later www.sonofthesouth.com
The Alamo
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February 23, 1836• The Mexican army of 5,000
people raised a white flag in surrender making Santa Anna furious.
• Santa Anna ordered a red flag to be flown above a church sending the message to the Texans gathered inside the Alamo “surrender or die!”
• The 150 Texans inside were ready to fight.
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Plea for Help
After the fighting began, William B. Travis wrote a plea for help “To the People of Texas
& all Americans in the world” because the Texans needed more volunteers.
“...I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriosm & everything dear to the American character to our aid...”
A Line in the Sand
Legend has it that Colonel Travis drew a line in the sand with a sword asking those who
were willing to stay and fight to cross the line. Only two did not walk across- James Bowie
who was too ill was carried, and Moses Rose who later escaped in the night.
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March 6, 1836
The 11th day of battle, Mexico woke the sleeping Texas with the sound of bugles playing the tune “El Deguello.” The music
meant they would show no mercy.
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“No rendirse, muchachos!”(Don’t surrender, boys) Travis’s last words.
As the Texan army awoke, they sprang to their posts to defend themselves.They fought with all their might.
Within an hour, the battle was over. Every Texas soldier died.
Survivors• Santa Anna spared the
lives of some of the women and children at the Alamo.
• Susanna Dickinson and her daughter were sent by Santa Anna to tell Sam Houston and the others meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos of the Mexican victory.
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“Remember the Alamo!”
This became Sam Houston and his army’s battle cry.
Those fighting in the Alamo never knew that on March 2nd, Texas had declared its independence and had become its own country- The Republic of Texas. They only knew that what they believed in was worth a steep price: their lives.
What would be next?
Texans would continue to fight for their independence from Mexico
and win!
Factual information found from: Boyd, Candy Dawson., and Carol Berkin. "Unit 3." Scott Foresman Social Studies: Texas. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman, 2003. 161-201. Print.