THE TEXAS REVOLUTION

  • Mexican Government Bans American Immigration to Texas

    *law of apr 6, 1830 angered many Mexicans, Tejanos, and Anglos because it stopped American immigration to Mexico
  • Mexican Government Rejects the Texas constitution

    Mexican Government Rejects the Texas constitution
    • unhappy with the way Mexicans ruled, the Texans created a list of changes they wanted
    • the Mexican government later rejected the wanted changes
  • Battle of Gonzales

    Battle of Gonzales
    *This is the first battle of the Texas Revolution.
    * In 1831 Mexican leaders ave settlers of Gonzales a brass cannon to protect them selves from Comanche threats
    * as unrest spread the Mexican commanders in Texas wanted the cannon back due to the fact that they felt it unwise to leave the settlers a weapon
    *resulted in Mexican withdrawal
  • Battle of Goliad

    • took place at presidio La Bahia Goliad resulted in Texan victory *in early morning hours,Texas settlers attacked the Bahia, a fort near Mexican Texas settlement
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    Siege of Bexar

    *took place at modern day San Antonio, Texas and resulted in Texan victory.
    * an army of Texan volunteers laid siege to a Mexican army in San Antonio de Bexar
    * after Texas forced away Mexican troops, the Texan army grew to 300 and elected Stephen F. Austin as commander too bring unity
  • Battle of Concepcion

    Battle of Concepcion
    • resulted in Texan victory
    • took place at Mission Concepcion in San Antonio de Bexar
    • Mexican troops under cololnel Domingo Ugartechea and Texans under James Bowie and James Fannin
  • Battle of Lipantitlan

    *took place at Fort Lipantitlan near San Patrico, Texas along the Nueces River
    * resulted in Texas victory
    * battle was between the Mexican army and Texan rebels as part of the Texas revolution
  • Grass Fight

    Grass Fight
    *took place near San Antonio de Bexar
    *resulted in Texan victory
    * was the last engagement in the siege of San Antonio before the final Texan assault on the town
    * a small battle during the Texas revolution between the Texas army and Mexican army
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    Battle of the Alamo

    *took place at the Alamo mission at San Antonio, Texas, resulted in a Mexican victory
    * After a 13 day siege, Mexican troops under president General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna assaulted the Alamo, killing all of the Texan defenders
  • Battle of san Patricio

    *took place near San Patricio, Texas , resulted in Mexican victory
    *Texan leader is Antonio lopez de Santa Anna and mexican leader was Jose de Urrea
    * was an outgrowth of the Matamors expeditionof 1835-36.
  • texas declares Independence from Mexico

    texas declares Independence from Mexico
    • the texas declaration of independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of texas from mexico *it was adopted at the convention of 1836 on march 2
  • Bayttle of Agua Dulce

    • took place 25 miles SW of San Patricio
    • resulted in Mexican victory was a battle of the Texas revolution and after math of the controversial Matamoros expedition of 1835-36 *part of the Goliad campaign to retake the Texas gulf coast
  • Sam Houston is Named The First President of the Republic of Texas

    Sam Houston is Named The First President of the Republic of Texas
    *Sam Houston became head of state when Texas was an independent Republic
    * on this day Sam Houston was elected as president which earned Texas its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebelion
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    Battle of Coleto Creek

    *took place at Goliad County, Texas and resulted in a Mexican victory
    *one of the most significant engagements during the Texas revolution
    *originally caled Battle of the Prairie
  • Battle of San Jacinto

    Battle of San Jacinto
    *near modern day LA Porte, Texas
    *resulted in Texas victory, Mexicans retreated to the south of the Rio Grande
    * This battle battle was the deciding battle of the Texas Revolution
    Led by Sam Houston the texan army engaged and defeated the Mexican army
  • the Treaties of Velasco are Signed

    the Treaties of Velasco are Signed
    *the republic Texas and general Santa Anna sign the Velasco treaties
    * ends the revolution and officially gave Texas independence
    * Mexican government says Santa Anna doesn't have the right to sign the treasties and never agrees to them
  • Texas becomes part of the U.S

    *after the republic of Texas gained its independence from mexico a great number of Texans favored joining the U.S
  • the mexican-American war Begins

    the mexican-American war Begins
    *Mexican cavalry attacked U.S soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor
    * killed a dozen causing the Mexican-American war
    *U.S declined to incorporate Texas into Union because politics interests were against the addition of a new slave state.
    *Mexican government encouraged border raids
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    *officially entitled the treaty of Peace,Friendship, Limits and settlement between the U.S.A and the Mexican Republic
    * was a peace treaty that was signed in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo between the U.S and Mexican Republic that ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)