Texas Revolution: The State that Became a Country that Became a State

Q: What was the Texas Revolution?

The Texas Revolution was a conflict between the Anglo-Americans and Tejanos of the State of Texas (then part of Mexico) and the Mexican government between 1835 and 1836 over state and individual rights. The war was won by the Anglo-Americans and Tejanos in April 1836 at the Battle of San Jacinto, and the state became the Republic of Texas.

Q: What are the four causes of the Texas Revolution?

The four causes of the Texas Revolution are: 1. The abolition of a federalist government in Mexico and the establishment of a centralist government that limited people's rights. 2. The influx of Anglo-Americans into the state of Texas and their refusal to obey the laws of the land. 3. Santa Anna abolishing the Constitution of 1824 and the rights it guaranteed. 4. The Mexican government abolishing slavery in 1829, which angered the Anglo-Americans in Texas who owned many slaves.

Q: What is the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution?

The most famous battle of the Texas Revolution is The Battle of the Alamo, a siege of 13 days, 23 February to 6 March 1836, ending in a costly Mexican victory and the deaths of the Texian defenders.

Q: What was the last battle of the Texas Revolution?

The last battle of the Texas Revolution was the Battle of San Jacinto on 21 April 1836, in which General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army under General Santa Anna in 18 minutes.

Joshua J. Mark

Definition

The Texas Revolution (Texas War of Independence, 1835 to 1836) was a conflict between the Anglo and Tejano residents of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas (Texas) and the Mexican government over state and individual rights. The rebellion in Coahuila y Tejas was only one of many in what was known as the Mexican Federalist War (1835 to 1848), a series of revolts in Mexico against the Centralist Republic, which, until 1836, was led by Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794 to 1876), who had overthrown the more popular Federalist Republic, but it became the most significant in USA-Mexico relations because it led to the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1836, its annexation by the United States in 1845 as the 28th state of the Union, and the resultant Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848.

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Timeline

1832 - 1835
Anahuac Disturbances herald the beginning of the Texas Revolution.
1 Apr 1833
The Convention of 1833 is convened by Texians and Tejanos at San Felipe de Austin in what was then the district of Tejas in Northern Mexico to draft petitions to the Mexican government hoping to resolve their differences. The petitions failed and the Texas Revolution began in 1835.
2 Oct 1835
Battle of Gonzales over the "Come and Take It" cannon starts the Texas Revolution.
2 Oct 1835
The Battle of Gonzales is fought in the Mexican district of Tejas (modern-day Texas) between Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican army who had arrived to take back a cannon loaned to the town of Gonzales for protection against Native American attacks. The Anglo-Americans won the battle, setting off the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836.
2 Oct 1835
The Texas Revolution begins.
10 Oct 1835
Battle of Goliad; a Texian Victory.
12 Oct 1835 - 11 Dec 1835
Siege of Béxar; A Texian Victory, Mexican General Cos withdraws his troops from Texas.
28 Oct 1835
Battle of Concepción; a Texian victory.
23 Feb 1836
The Siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas (then northern Mexico) as between 187-250 Anglo American, Tejano, and citizens of other nations defend the former Catholic mission against the army of President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution. All the defenders are killed when the fort is taken the morning of 6 March.
23 Feb 1836 - 6 Mar 1836
Battle of the Alamo.
27 Feb 1836
Battle of San Patricio; a Mexican victory won by General José de Urrea.
2 Mar 1836
Delegates to the convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos declare the independent Republic of Texas in the middle of the Texas Revolution, while the Siege of the Alamo was still underway at San Antonio. Texan independence would only be won after the Battle of San Jacinto on 21 April of the same year.
2 Mar 1836
Battle of Agua Dulce; a Mexican victory won by General Urrea.
2 Mar 1836
The provisional government declares the independent Republic of Texas at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
6 Mar 1836
The Battle of the Alamo is fought in San Antonio, Texas in the pre-dawn darkness, ending with the deaths of all the defenders – including William Barret Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie – in a costly victory for the Mexican army under President and General Santa Anna. The famous phrase "Remember the Alamo", coined later at the Battle of San Jacinto in April, rallied the rebel troops for their victory, leading to the birth of the Texas Republic.
19 Mar 1836 - 20 Mar 1836
Battle of Coleto; a Mexican victory, won by General Urrea.
27 Mar 1836
The Goliad Massacre; 350-400 Texians are executed by firing squad.
27 Mar 1836
The Goliad Massacre takes place during the Texas Revolution in which 350-400 Texians of the garrison of Goliad, under the command of Colonel James W. Fannin, are executed by Mexican troops under General Jose de Urrea. The event would inspire the victory of the Texian army at the Battle of San Jacinto along with the Battle of the Alamo.
21 Apr 1836
The Battle of San Jacinto results in a decisive victory for General Sam Houston of the Texians over Mexican President and general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in 18 minutes, ending the Texas Revolution allowing for the establishment of the Texas Republic.
21 Apr 1836
Battle of San Jacinto; a Texian victory, General Sam Houston defeats General Santa Anna in 18 minutes.
21 Apr 1836
The Battle of San Jacinto ends in a Texian victory and Santa Anna's capture; the Republic of Texas is established.
14 May 1836
The Treaties of Velasco are signed at Fort Velasco, Texas, ending the Texas Revolution and allowing for the establishment of the Texas Republic.
19 Feb 1846
Texas is admitted to the United States as the 28th state of the Union.