Texas Independence
By, William
Remembering the Alamo
2017
Remember the Alamo! Wait, what’s that you say. Hold up, you don't remember the Alamo? Well after reading this you will. Today you are going to learn about how Texas gained its independence from Mexico and how important it was to the United States of America. Read on to find out about what caused the Texans to revolt, the battles that were held, the fort known as the alamo, and the aftermath of the revolution.
How it all began
It all started when Mexico gained its independence from Spain. They decided that they needed more citizens to defend the land of Texas from the Native American attacks and they agreed to let people from the United States to come into the land of Texas under a few circumstances. First of all, they had to become Mexican citizens and pledge allegiance to the state of mexico. Second, they were limited to a certain amount of land. And third, they were required to free their slaves.
Santa Anna
One person, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna thought that it would be a bad idea to let the foreigners into Mexico. For he had witnessed them disobeying the circumstances, but alas, at the time Santa Anna was but a mere Military General and didn’t have much say in politics.
Santa Anna runs for President
April 1833
Although, one faithful day in April 1833, Santa Anna ran for president, and surely enough, won the election . Soon enough he had abolished the republic of mexico and made things go from bad to worse. He forced his rule against the texans and soon fights broke out.
The Texas revolution
December 10 1836
One afternoon in 12, 10, 1838, the texans held a meeting. They decided to hold an uprising. They would succeed from Mexico and start their own country, were they elected Sam Houston as their leader.
The siege on the Alamo
April 21 1863
Now before I can tell you about the Alamo I must tell you what the Alamo was. The Alamo was a Spanish mission, It was being used as a fort by the Mexicans and was being lead by Santa Anna’s brother in law. On April 21 1836, rebels surrounded the Alamo using a strategy called a siege and waited day after day until the Mexicans had to resupply. Then, they attacked the Alamo overpowering the mexican forces 100 on 1. The mexicans rifles called the brown bessie were no match for the texans long rifles and double barrel shotguns, for the Mexicans guns were heavy, inaccurate, and took time to reload.
Defend or Destroy?
A big problem the Texans faced was whether to destroy the alamo, or to defend it. The building material, adobe, was a mixture of straw and mud and would not hold out well against cannon fire. But in the end, people decided to defend the Alamo.
The Enemy are Insights!
February 23 1836
It was a calm afternoon of February 23, 1836 when the citizens of the town of San Antonio were recovering from the last nights Fandango. Soon, the alarm bell was ringing. Everybody rushed outside to see what was going on. The enemy were insights, Marching to the town. Everyone ran as fast as they could to the Alamo, the women and children seeking refuge in the church while the men stayed out to defend, soon, the enemy had made it to the Alamo…
The Battle of the Alamo
Santa Anna’s forces had gotten past the walls and were invading the Alamo, no soldiers survived and many great pioneers died that day. Such as Jim Bowie, William Travis, and David Crockett.
The Battle of San Jacinto
April 21 1836
The battle of San Jacinto took place on April 21, 1836 and was when the Texans tried to capture a Mexican camp. According to Sam Houston, it took 18 minutes to capture the camp, which was followed by hours of fighting. In the end, they won the battle and captured Santa Anna and they discussed terms of surrender, and that's how the Texans gained Independence.
The Annexation
December 29, 1845
Texas was a country for a good nine years until the United states Annexed them. Annex means to join a country.
In Conclusion
2017
In conclusion, remember the Alamo! Well now you do. After reading this you (hopefully) will understand how the Texans gained their independence from Mexico.
Vocabulary
Fandango: A fandango was a party that usually involved a lot of dancing and drinking
Siege: A siege was when an army would surround a fort and wait for them to run low on food, and when the time was right, attack
Succeed: To succeed was when a group of land left its country
Mission: A mission was a church that was used to convert people of one religion to another religion
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Bibliography
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mexico/@22.4878769,-120.887902,4z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x84043a3b88685353:0xed64b4be6b099811!8m2!3d23.634501!4d-102.552784
Murphy, Jim. Inside the Alamo. CNIB, 2005.
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