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Staphen F. Austin was appointed to take 300 families to Texas so Texas would become larger and the land would become developed. Workbook pg. 175
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Its is good that Stephen took because it increased Texas population and let people start a new life
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Haden and Benjamin Edwards revolted against Mexico and Texas by starting the capitol of Fredonia on December 21, 1826 because they didn't get their land grant. The Mexican government sent troops along with Stephen F. Austin and the two brothers fled. handbookoftexas.com
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The Edwards brothers are complete idiots. They are making Mexico suspicious of all the Texans when we arent even doing anything.
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General Manuel Mier y Teran was sent to investigate Texas and he exaggerated on all of the things that were wrong with Texas. His report made it clear that Mexico needed to gain control of Texas. pg 194 in textbook2-1-12
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The report was horrible for Texas because we werent doing much wrong. Mexico does not need to take controll.
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The Mexican officials passed the law of April 6, 1830 because they wanted to further control Texas. The law included many provisions and angered Texans.
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The law of April 6, 1830 is a horrible law. It prohibits any more slaves. Who will work for us now and now apparently we have customs duties on ONLY American items. It is not fair.
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When William T. Logan came to Anahuac he started conflict by looking for his run away slaves who Bradburn had hidden and refused to let him take. Pg 198, 199 in textbook
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The Anahuac occurances didnt really have anything to do wtih Mexico, but the slaves should have been let go. In the end when they did go free Bradburn was angry and started gathering troops.
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While colonists waited for the cannon to be brought they drafted The Turtle Bayou Resolutions.The resolutions pledged their loyalty to Mexico. handbookoftexas.com
textbook pg 199
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This was good for both sides because it didnt make Mexico suspicious of the Texans and it let Mexico know we were loyal to them.
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On March 29, !833 Santa Anna takes over the Mexican government because he wanted total power and dictatorship. He killed everyone who got in his way. texasalmanac.com
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This is horrible. Santa Anna is going to kill all of us for doing nothing wrong. We were supposed to be living in a democracy, not a dictatorschip.
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William Wharton was the leader of the second convention where they drafted proposals as they had in their earlier convention, but this time they drafted a constitution for the new Mexican state. Textbook pg 200
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It was good for Texas because we had an opportunity to draft the constitution for our new state.
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On December !0, 1833 Stephen F Austin is arrested in Mexico because an angry letter that he had written was intercepted by Mexican government. pg 202 in textbook
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I think that when Stephen was arrested Mexico gained nothing from it, but that i what mainly led Stephen to believe that the only way was war.
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In 1831, Mexican authorities gave the settlers of Gonzales a small cannon to help protect them from frequent Comanche raids. in 1835 Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea felt it unwise to leave the residents of Gonzales a weapon and requested the return of the cannon.When the initial request was refused, Ugartechea sent 100 soldiers to take the cannon, but when they saw the Texans ready to fight they ran away. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gonzales
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The Battle of Gonzalas was good for Texas because is showed Mexico that we wont be pushed around and they cant take what is rightfully ours.
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In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. After repulsing two attacks, Texians were unable to fend off a third attack. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian soldiers withdrew into interior buildings. Defenders unable to reach these points were slain by the Mexican cavalry as they attempted to escape. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo
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The Alamo was an important battle in Texas history, but also one of the saddest.
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The Convention was called to order on March 1, and the following day adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence, written by George Childress. Delegates elected an interim government, led by President David G. Burnet and developed a Texas Constitution, which they based primarily on the Constitution of the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_1836
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It was good for Texas because we were able to write our constitution.
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When the Texan survivors of the Almamo were taken out of Mexican prison and killed. video notes
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All of our fellow soldiers were killed by the Mexican army at the Massacre at Goliad. that is one war won.
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When all of the Texans got scared of Santa Anna and ran away to Louisanna or the United States. Video notes
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Texas was pretty much the winner of The Runaway Scrape because they got away from Santa Anna.
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In April 1836, galvanized by the Mexican brutality at the Alamo, and in other areas as well, Sam Houston's outnumbered but determined men soundly thrashed the enemy in less than twenty minutes to win freedom for Texas. wikipedia
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Texas won the Battle of San Antonio. This is a just one step closer to us gaining independance.
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Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a fight that lasted just eighteen minutes. About 630 of the Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 captured, while only nine Texans died. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Jacinto
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The Texans were the winners of this battle. Also this was the day that we gained freedom from Mexico.
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The Treaties were intended, on the part of the Texans, to provide a conclusion of hostilities between the two belligerents and offer the first steps toward the official recognition of the breakaway Republic's independence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaties_of_Velasco
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It ended hostilities between BOTH Texas and Mexico.
