Westward Expansion Texas Revolution Westward Movement Americans wanted

Westward Expansion Texas Revolution

Westward Movement • Americans wanted to expand to the West • Southerners wanted to expand slavery

Empresario System • Americans are invited to settle Texas • They have to pledge allegiance to Mexico, become citizens, and become Catholic. • By 1830 Americans outnumber native Mexicans • Disagreements will arise over slavery, religion and language

Causes of the Texas Revolution • Racism- Both sides feel that they are better than one another • Cultural Differences- The whites that moved in refused to follow the rules that the Mexicans laid out. • Slavery- Slavery was illegal in Mexico, but whites brought them in anyway.

Santa Anna • Mexican president • Leading general in the Mexican Army

Goliad Massacre • Mexican Army massacred 342 Texan prisoners. • This and the Alamo will become a battle cry for Texans

The Alamo • Close to 187 Texans fight a Mexican army of 2, 000 men at the Alamo. • All Texans are killed and the Alamo becomes a symbol of heroism and rallies Texans to fight

San Jacinto • Last battle of the Texas Revolution • Fighting lasted 20 minutes but slaughter continues until evening over 630 Mexicans killed • Massacre is revenge driven for the Alamo and Goliad

Sam Houston • Commander of Texan army who defeats Santa Anna’s army at San Jacinto • First President of the Republic of Texas

Texas Becomes It’s Own Country • Texas argues that Rio Grande is boundary but Mexico argues that it is the Nueces River • This will come back and haunt both countries