PPT-Texas Independence 16.2 Key Questions

Why did many Texans choose to rebel against Mexico What events led Texas to win its independence from Mexico Conflict in Texas American Point of View US settlers ignored Mexican law Not interested in becoming Mexican citizens. 1824 - 1876. Capstone . P. roject. The Docket . Project . Origin and User Group. Collection . Contents. Collection Analysis. Planning. Development. Origin of the Collection. The project was funded by two $20,000 “TexTreasures” grants awarded. CH. 9 Sec. . 2. Texas. Both . Adams and Jackson attempted to purchase Texas from . Mexico. Mexico held on to it primarily as a . buffer to U.S. expansion. Texas. 1823- Mexican grant to Moses Austin to bring settlers to Texas is exercised by his son, Stephen . We want Independence!. EXECUTIVE BRANCH. Governor. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. State Legislature. JUDICIAL BRANCH. Courts. Declaration of Independence. Constitution. When are the usually written?. When the revolution is just beginning. What was the outcome of the Mexican-American war?. What does this document resemble?.  . Why do the Texans say they moved to Texas? What has Mexico done that is causing them to declare independence?. Presentation by Alan Trench for Constitution Unit seminar, . University College London, 12 March 2012. The bulk of Scottish voters don’t want independence: they want self-government within the Union . What is Manifest Destiny?. Idea that it’s “God’s will” that America will expand from ocean to ocean. Idea that it’s “God’s will” that America will defeat Britain in a war. Idea that God has disadvantaged Americans . Treaty of Velasco. After San . Jacinto, . Santa Anna was forced to sign the Treaty of Velasco. . This treaty ended the Texas Revolution and gave Texas its independence.. It . had two parts, one public and one . Alamo. *Because someone has to…. The Attackers…. The Defenders…. Texas War of Independence. Causes:. In __________________, Mexico won its Independence from __________________…. Americans went to ______________ because Mexico offered huge tracts of _______________, but they had to follow Mexico’s ________________(become __________________, speak __________________________). Objective: Texans wanted to be a nation separate from Mexico . Introduction . Many American settlers and . Tejanos. , . or Mexicans . who lived in Texas, wanted to break away . from Mexico. They did not . Based on the autobiographical narrative “The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano,” how would Olaudah Equiano answer these questions? . Use evidence and examples found in the narrative.. From . The Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence. Unit . 4. , Chapter 11, Section . 2. Review. What compromise did the United States and Britain make regarding Oregon Territory? . pg. 453. . . Current . Event Share. . . . Vocabulary. . decree. Document A. 1. What year was the Constitution written?. 2. Why did the settlers like the Mexican Constitution of 1824?. 3. What was the requirement for settlers? . 4. . How does this support or not support justification to declare independence? . 1,2,3. Great Plains. 2 reasons for moving west-. “. Safety Valve. ” of Discontent (ease city overpopulation). Religious Freedom (Mormons—Utah). Opportunity: cheap or free ownership of land. *Manifest Destiny. End of Spanish Rule. Latin America in 1830. Note the dates each state won its independence. Marqués de Rubí Report. 1. Spain . should abandon all . missions and . presidios in Texas except those .