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Land Offer
To defend the land from hostile Native American, the Spanish government offered huge tracts of land to empresarios people who agreed to find settlers for the land. -
Independence
Mexico successfully gained its independence from spain. -
Outlawed slavery
Slave owners become angry when Mexico outlawed slavery. They wanted to maintain slavery so they could grow cotton. -
Population
The population had swelled to about 25,000, with Americans outnumbering the Tejanos six to one. -
Request and reforms
Austin went to Mexico City to present a list of requested reforms to Mexican Officials. -
Marching Soldiers
Mexican soldiers marched to the town of Gonzales. They had ordcers to seize a cannon used by the Texans for protection against Native American -
Surrounding San Antonio
Santa Anna's troops surrounded San Antonio. The next day, Mexicans began their siege of the Alamo. -
Deciding about Santa Anna's troops
Texans met at a settlement called Washington-on-the-Brazos to decide what to do about Santa Anna's troops -
Houston surprises Santa Anna
Houston surprised Santa Anna neat the San jacinto River. The Texans advanced screaming "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!" -
Lone Star Republic
Texans raised the official flag of the independent nation of Texas, nicknamed the Lone Star Republic.
