https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w en-us 2017-01-26 22:53:32 UTC 2025-10-16 15:31:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149781011 Mexico allowed Stephen Austin to lead settlers into Texas. Mexico hoped Americans would help develop the area and control Indian attacks. ]]> 2017-01-26 23:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149781011 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149781473 In return for land, Austin and the original settlers agreed to become citizens of Mexico and worship in the Roman Catholic Church. ]]> 2017-01-26 23:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149781473 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149781545 Mexico forbade any more Americans to move to Texas. Mexico feared that the Americans wanted to make Texas part of the United States. ]]> 2017-01-26 23:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149781545 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149801924 Mexico made Texans obey Mexican laws that they had ignored for years. These included the law requiring Texas to worship in the Catholic Church and a law banning slavery in Texas.]]> 2017-01-27 05:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149801924 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149801981 Texas forced Mexican troops to withdraw from the towns of Gonzales and San Antonio.]]> 2017-01-27 05:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149801981 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149802135 Mexican troops attacked the Texans at the Alamo. All 183 Texan defenders of the mission were killed. This included William Travis, Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.]]> 2017-01-27 05:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149802135 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149802372 Texans declared independence and set up a new nation called the Republic of Texas. They appointed Sam Houston commander of the army.]]> 2017-01-27 05:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149802372 21asalinas https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149802427 Sam Houston captured Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Houston forced the general to sign a treaty granting Texas its independence. Sam Houston became the first president of Texas (The Lone Star Republic).]]> 2017-01-27 05:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/21asalinas/onemq2zsfj8w/wish/149802427