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Lone Star Republic
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Lone Star Republic
Alamo
- While the city of Alamo was under attack, Texas leaders met to write their own constitution
- It was based almost entirely on the US Constitution
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Origin
"Because it stood in a grove of cottonwood trees, the soldiers called their new fort “El Alamo” after the Spanish word for cottonwood and in honor of Alamo de Parras, their hometown in Mexico"
Source:https://www.history.com/topics/latin-america/alamo#:~:text=Because%20it%20stood%20in%20a,Parras%2C%20their%20hometown%20in%20Mexico.
March 2, 1836
- On March 2, 1836 they declared themselves the Lone Star Republic, or the Republic of Texas.
March 2, 1836
Origin
Origin
"War in Texas began as a Civil War between Federalists (Mexicans and Americans who wanted the Constitution back) and Santa Anna. But then Texans declared independence—1836—they didn't just want the Constitution of 1824, they wanted to be their own country. o Ultimately, Texans won and Texas became its own country."
Source:https://www.warrenhills.org/cms/lib/NJ01001092/Centricity/Domain/145/Texas%20Independence%20Lesson%20Plan.pdf
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Santa Anna
- Santa Anna was defeated shortly after massacring the men at the Alamo, and forced to sign a treaty recognizing them as an independent republic
- The man leading the Texas troops was Sam Houston
Origin
Origin
"Santa Anna was born in 1794 in Jalapa, Mexico, and grew up in the nearby coastal city of Veracruz. His parents, Antonio Lafey de Santa Anna and Manuela Perez de Labron, were both of Spanish descent. His father, a well-to-do mortgage broker, had estates in Jalapa." Source: http://inside.sfuhs.org/dept/history/Mexicoreader/Chapter4/santaannabiog.htm#:~:text=Santa%20Anna%20was%20born%20in,broker%2C%20had%20estates%20in%20Jalapa.
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Sam Houston
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j71cjdL4h5E
Sam Houston
- The Texans elected Sam Houston to be the first president, while Stephen Austin was made Secretary of State
- Austin is the capital city of Texas, and Houston is one of the largest financial cities in the state.
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Origin
"Born in Virginia on March 2, 1793, Houston moved to Tennessee with his mother and eight siblings after his father died when he was 13. He ran away from home in 1809 and spent nearly three years living among the Cherokee in eastern Tennessee".
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https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/sam-houston#:~:text=Born%20in%20Virginia%20on%20March,the%20Cherokee%20in%20eastern%20Tennessee.