1. Jack Zhai Megan Hutchinson

2.  Declare Independence  Sam Houston is leader of the new republic  Santa Anna, Mexican Leader  Attempts to Crush Rebellion

3.  200 Texans trapped at the Alamo  Colonel W. B. Travis refuses to surrender  Santa Anna wipes out every man after a 13 day siege by his men  Battle Cry- “Remember the Alamo” for the rest of the conflict

4.  400 American volunteers, surrender at Goliad  All “butchered” by Mexicans  Delayed Mexican advancements  Increased American opposition & resentment  Battle Cry- “Remember Goliad” and “Death to Santa Anna”

5.  Houston vs. Santa Anna  1300 Mexicans vs. 900 Texans  Mexican siesta, surprise attack by Houston  Mexican forces crushed  Santa Anna has to sign 2 treaties

6.  Mexicans can’t bear arms against Texans  No more hostilities  Rio Grande is new southern border  Mexico must acknowledge Texas’s independence

7.  Jackson recognizes Texas’s independence the day before he left office  Conflict of Texas’s acceptance into Union  Slavery is major hindrance to admission  Admission expands slavery, causes unbalance of slave/non-slavery states

8.  US “gains” more territory, wins more battles  Power of U.S increases and U.S. has superiority over Mexico