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Who was involved in the Texas War of Independence?

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Who was involved in the Texas War of Independence?

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Many people were involved in the Texas War of Independence. The war was fought between the colonists in Texas and the Mexicans. The Texas War of Independence was also called the Texas Revolution. Antonio López de Santa Anna and President Anastasio Bustamante were also involved in the Texas Revolution. Antonio López de Santa Anna was a Mexican General who fought in the Texas Revolution. Anastasio Bustamante was the president of Mexico at the time. Meanwhile, in the United States, Andrew Jackson was the president at the time. Jim Bowie, William Travis, and Davy Crockett were important American figures during the Texas Revolution. Martin Van Buren, James Polk, and Andrew Jackson were all involved in this also. Tejanos (Mexicans who lived in Texas) and many other Texans were involved in this too!

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What was the Texas War of Independence? What happened during the Texas War of Independence?

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What was the Texas War of Independence? What happened during the Texas War of Independence?

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The Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico. The people of Mexico wanted to take Texas and have Texas as part of their land, but the "Texans" didn't like that. The Mexicans wanted to reclaim Texas as part of their own country. As we mentioned before, the people who lived in Texas didn't like that, so they fought. Texas was almost its own country, about 50 years after the US gained independence from Great Britain. that, so they fought. Texas was almost its own country, about 50 years after the US gained independence from Great Britain. As we mentioned before, the people who lived in Texas didn't like that, so they fought.

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Where did the Texas War of Independence take place?

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Where did the Texas War of Independence take place?

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The Texas War of Independence was fought at places around Velasco, Goliad, the San Antonio River, and Gonzales. There were many different battles in different places. (Be sure to look at the map on the bottom!!)

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The Texas Revolution happened during the 19th century. (1800s) It began on October 2, 1835, and  ended on April 21, 1836. There were many different battles in the Texas Revolution, such as the Battle of the Alamo, or the Goliad Massacre.

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How did the Texas War of Independence help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny? (Part 1)

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How did the Texas War of Independence help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny? (Part 1)

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Manifest Destiny was a belief in the US that the settlers were destined to expand across North America. In 1821, Texas was still part of Mexico, so the US didn't own Texas. Many American settlers and Tejanos wanted to break away from Mexico, because they didn't like the laws that were made by Santa Anna, Mexico's president. (Tejanos are Mexicans who lived in Texas) The Tejanos and Texans decided to fight for independence. In 1836, Santa Anna took an army to San Antonio. They took a fort there called the Alamo. Most of the Texans and Tejanos died in battle. (The Battle of the Alamo was the first battle in the Texas Revolution) Texas gained independence and then they formed the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston led the army in a surprise attack at San Jacinto. They won and captured Santa Anna. If Santa Anna wanted to be free, he would have to give Texas its independence. And that's exactly what he did! Now Texas was free from Mexico. President Martin Van Buren was against the idea of annexation. (annexation is when you join two countries or pieces of land together) Mexico wanted to keep Texas, and Van Buren thought that would cause war. He also didn't want to add a new state to the union that allowed slavery. People who wanted to annex Texas said it was the manifest destiny of the United States to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. In 1845, James Polk became President. Congress voted to annex Texas. The US and Mexico disagreed on the border between Texas and Mexico. The US Congress declared war on Mexico in 1846. Soldiers fought on 3 different fronts. (Fronts are where the fighting takes place in the war) The Americans captured Mexico City. (1847) In 1848, Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In the treaty, Mexico agreed to annexing Texas and the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico. Mexico also gave a large piece of land to the United States.

Battle of Mexico City (Picture below)

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Why did the Texas War of Independence happen?

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Why did the Texas War of Independence happen?

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The causes of the rebellion of the Americans leading to the Texas Revolution were:

● Cultural differences between the Mexicans and the Americans.
● Americans didn't want to speak Spanish.
● Americans didn't want to accept the Roman Catholic.
● They had different judicial systems. Mexican system was 'guilty until proved innocent' as opposed to American system of 'innocent until proved guilty'
● The Mexicans opposed slavery, whereas many Americans had been raised in the slave states of the south.
● Role of the Mexican military to collect taxes
● The government of Mexico: ruled by 1 person. The Americans, however, did it this way: Most of the more important decisions were made by state officials rather than elected by elected representatives.
● Changes in the government to a less democratic system.
● The Mexican constitution based on in favor of states’ rights, as opposed to federal control was overturned.
● The Americans retained trading links with the U.S.
● Many Americans believed that Texas, and other parts of Mexico, should belong to the U.S.

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October 2, 1835 - Battle of Gonzales - Gonzales - Texan Victory

October 10, 1835 - Battle of Goliad - Goliad - Texan Victory

October 28, 1835 - Battle of Concepcion - San Antonio de Bexar - Texan Victory

November 4–5, 1835 - Battle of Lipantitlan - San Patricio - Texan Victory

November 26, 1835 - Grass Fight - San Antonio de Bexar - Texan Victory

February 27, 1836 - Battle of San Patricio - San Patricio - Mexican Victory

February 23 – March 6, 1836 - Battle of the Alamo - San Antonio de Bexar - Mexican Victory

March 2, 1836 - Battle of Agua Dulce - Agua Dulce - Mexican Victory

March 14, 1836 - Battle of Refugio - Refugio - Mexican Victory

March 19–20, 1836 - Battle of Coleto - Goliad - Mexican Victory

April 21, 1836 - Battle of San Jacinto - Near modern La Porte, Harris County, Texas - Texan Victory

(Look at the map of the Texas Revolution for a visual representation)

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Andrew Jackson was the 14th President. One of the main events that happened when he was president was the Mexican-American War. Martin Van Buren, the 15th President, was there for most of the Mexican-American War. Jackson's term ended in 1837, so Van Buren was president for most of the time that the Texas War was going on.

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Video to help you understand the Texas Revolution better!! :D

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Video to help you understand the Texas Revolution better!! :D

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This flag was raised by the Texans at the Battle of Gonzales.

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The Texas Revolution fulfilled the idea of Manifest Destiny because at the end of it all, the US got some more land. Even though it wasn't exactly expanding to the west, it expanded South. (Border of Mexico and Texas) The bottom part of Texas, which dips into the side of Mexico was once not part of Mexico. Texas is a pretty big state, though. Although we didn't exactly go westward with this one, it still expanded! The Texas Revolution has expanded the US, and fulfilled the idea of Manifest Destiny!!

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A video to help understand the Texas Revolution

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A video to help understand the Texas Revolution

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Texas Revolution Song (Shawn Mendes's "Stitches" Parody)

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Well, what if Texas lost their revolution? What would happen then? .......

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Well, what if Texas lost their revolution? What would happen then? .......

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What if Texas remained independent? ....

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What if Texas remained independent? ....

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The Texas Revolution (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

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Music by Electric Needle Room. http://electricneedleroom.com Here's the story about how Texas became part of Mexico, then became its own country, and finally became part of the United States. Please subscribe to my podcast! http://iammrbeat.podomatic.com All images in the public domain.

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https://britannica.com/topic/Texas-Revolution

http://www.american-historama.org/1829-1841-jacksonian-era/texas-revolution.htm