In Texas, American settlers successfully rebelled against Mexico and declared their independence. Jackson recognized the Texas Republic but, because of the slavery controversy, he refused its application for annexation to the United States.…
Why do the ventures of man fail? The ventures of men fail primarily due to a lack of planning. In the case of Spanish colonies in Texas this holds true. The Spanish first set eyes on the Texas coast in 1519 and in 1821 they lowered their flag for the final time in Texas. The Spanish had about 300 years to try and colonize Texas and the attempt to colonize and settle Texas was not very successful. The initial boats that came to Texas were shipwrecked and only four people survived of the approximately 270 men that made the trip. One of these four survivors was Cabeza De Vaca. These were the first Spaniards to live on Texas soil. Cabeza had a goal to settle Texas and befriend the Native Americans. In reality, Spain was more interested in gold than in colonizing Texas. Cabeza made his way back to Mexico City and because of the information he provided, Francisco Coronado, A Spanish conquistador, was sent back north to search for treasure. All he found were Indians living in relatively meager conditions. By 1607 the Spanish had a settlement in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the first Texas settlement was established in 1682 near El Paso. By 1690 the Spanish became nervous of the French that were coming from Louisiana in the east and encroaching into east Texas. Because of the concern of this encroachment by the French, the Spanish decided to set up a plan to colonize Texas. That plan consisted of establishing missions near Native Indians populations. Second, the plan was to establish presidios, or fortified bases, near the missions. Third, it was planned that the land around the presidio and mission could be safely settled and that the Indians would become Spanish citizens. This plan never really worked because the Spanish failed to plan for three things and these three things were the main causes of the near failure of the Spanish colonies in Texas. First, the Spanish failed to plan for the…
was concerned, Texas was still a territory of Mexico, and would remain such. This is…
Texas history, as we learned about it in text books, has only told half of the story of Texas Independence. Every school child learns the story of the Alamo and how the brave souls paid with their lives for our freedom. What the historians failed to mention was all of the patriots who were involved, leading up to the Alamo and those who fought after. One of these patriots was Juan Sequin, who ended up paying for his patriotism with banishment, and being marked a traitor. It would be many years after his death before the full story of what this man, and others, actually achieved.…
Significance or Impact: The Battle of San Jacinto was a turning point for the people of Texas because while Santa Anna was a prisoner, he was pressured to sign a treaty that gave Texas its independence. Even though Mexican troops tried to win Texas back, they were unsuccessful.…
On March 2, 1836, Texas had become an independent nation from Mexico. It had named itself the Republic of Texas and proudly stood between a growing United States, and a conflicted Mexico. Immediately facing problems, Texas had many economic failures, had trouble with nearby Indians, and could not form a stable military. It is for these reasons that Sam Houston, a major political figure and President of the Republic of Texas, decided that Texas could not sustain itself as an independent nation. Sam Houston suggested to the United States to annex Texas. This caused a bit of disruption in the United States, as people who opposed Texas annexation and people who wanted Texas annexation clashed. Many people thought…
The American Revolution was a widespread coming together of angry colonists against England. Beginning in the late 1700s, after the French and Indian War, colonists started getting fed up with what they thought of as cruel treatment. What really fueled their rage was the unfair taxation.…
In a sense, it was melted down by federal authorities in the post Civil War, reconstruction era, fleetingly reform upon the reinstitution of home government. The history of the Texas Rangers is the history of Texas itself. In 1820, Stephen F. Austin, best known as the “father of Texas,” requested and received permission from the Mexican government for 300 families to enter the territory of Texas. (1793-1836) By 1823, the need to create a force in order to provide the pioneers with protection from hostile elements became apparent. The Rangers have taken part in many of the most important events of Texas history and were involved in some of the best-known criminal cases in the history of the Old West, such as those of gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, bank robber Sam Bass, and outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. Scores of books have been written about the Rangers, from well-researched works of nonfiction to pulp…
Harris County, TX, April 21, 1836 - The Texan rebels face off against revolutionist, Antonio López de Santa Anna, during the battle of San Jacinto, therefore marking a turning point in history causing Texas to gain their independence.…
The Mexican Independence and the Empresario Era was a big help to Mexico, helping them expand their land and increasing the population. This may have affected Mexico in a very good way, but this didn’t have the same effect on Texas. The Mexican Independence and the Empresario Era had an affect on Texas by passing the law of 1830, causing the Texans to want independence, and by putting specific laws to the families who is taken by the empresarios.…
It all started in Gonzales, as a group of Mexican soldiers came to take back a cannon they had lent to the Texans, for protection against the Indians. As these soldiers rode up the Texans refused to give up the cannon, they taunted the soldiers with the phrase “Come and Take it!” These Texan colonists took the first step towards Texas Independence as they attacked the Mexican soldiers on October 2, 1835. This encounter became known as the Battle of Gonzales.…
Remember the Alamo would become a battle cry in Texas, one that would ring out long after the events of the Alamo had passed. The Alamo had been used as a mission by the Spanish, but Mexican rebel forces eventually took it over and made it a military compound until 1835, when Texas revolutionaries drove out the Mexican troops. Americans would hold the Alamo for only one year. In 1836, General Antonio López de Santa Ana cornered the Texas revolutionaries in the Alamo. The revolutionaries held off an entire army for 13 days, but eventually, supplies ran low and the revolutionaries were overrun. The battle was intense, and it came to symbolize struggles against impossible odds.…
The whole battle between the Mexans and the Texans was in the early 1800’s. The Mexicans became independent from Spain and started staying in the Alamo. In that time, Texas was a part of Mexico. Texans wanted to be free from Mexico because the government had changed. In 1835, some volunteer Texan soldiers fought with Mexican soldiers and won. The…
Texas was the seventh state to seceded from the Union on February 1st, 1861. The vote was 166 to 7 and was passed on February 2nd, 1861. It allowed the State of Texas to join the confederate states in the south of the nation, on March 2nd. The signees were very carefully chosen and a lot of unique faces in it. Oran Milo Roberts was a very important signee and had a huge impact on Texas by being president of the secession convention, the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court, and Governor of Texas.…
The Texas Revolution occurred because of a series of events that began long before the first shots fired at the Battle of Gonzales. In the summer of 1820 a 59 year-old Missourian named Moses Austin asked the Spanish Authorities for a large land tract which he wanted to use to attract American Pioneers. To manys surprise in early 1821 the Spanish government gave him permission to settle 300 families. Spain had welcomed Americans to help develop the land and to provide a buffer against the illegal U.S. immigrants who were causing problems. Although Moses Austin died and was not able to see his goal reached his son Stephen F. Austin stepped into his shoes and promised to carry out his fathers goal of colonizing Texas. By the end of 1824 Austin had attracted over 242 colonists to Texas and persuaded the Mexican government that the best way to attract Americans was to give out land grants. By the 1830's there were 16,000 Americans settled in Texas. As the population grew, the Mexican government grew skeptical of the growing American population. Mexico had feared the U.S. was planning to gain the province by revolution. Due to the diverse differences in language and culture their was bitter conflict between the Native Mexicans and the colonists. To reclaim the authority over Texas the Mexican government reestablished its constitutional prohibition against slavery, restricted trade with the United States, and put a end to further American Immigration. These actions possibly could have provoked the Texas Revolution. In 1832 General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna became Mexico's president. Many colonists hoped that Antonio would make Texas a self-governed state within the United States. Once in power, Santa Anna was less truthful than many Texans were led to believe. In mid 1834 Santa Anna overthrew Mexico's constitutional government, abolished state governments, and pronounced himself as dictator. When…