1. Warm-Up 9/13/16
In your binder, warm-up/notes section, write and answer the following questions in 2-3 complete sentences.
What is independence?
Independence is …..
What groups of people are usually involved in trying to achieve independence?
The groups of people trying to gain independence are….

2. Learning Target: We will identify the individuals, issues, and events related to Mexico becoming an independent nation and its impact on Texas
Success Criteria: I will list the reasons for Mexican Independence from Spain and compare them to American Independence from England.
Language Target: I will discuss why Mexico wanted to leave Spain with a partner.

3. P.E.R.S.
Political: of or relating to the government or the public affairs of a country.
Economic: pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
Religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe
Social:seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly

4. Timeline
Create a timeline in your notebook that includes the events below and why they are important. Make sure they are in correct order.
Battle of Medina
Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824
Merger of Texas and Coahuila
State Colonization Law of 1825

5. American Independence
Cause:
Unfair taxes
Boston Massacre
Cruel Punishment for disobeying the King
No representation in England
King forgot about the colonist then started making rules for them
Sense of Identity (among the American colonist)
Effects:
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
Bill of Rights and Constitution
Influence the French Revolution and Mexican Independence from Spain
Identify which of the P.E.R.S. goes with the Causes

6. Mexican Independence
Cause:
Seven Year’s War
Rubi inspection tour
Settle Nacogdoches without permission
Louisiana Purchase
Adams-Onis Treaty
Effects:
Look through chapter 7 pages 164 to 170, to find the effect answers to the causes.

7. Warm-Up 9/14/16
In your notebook, answer the following prompt in 4-5 complete sentences.
Imagine:
You live in a town with certain rules but no one enforces those rules. You can live however you want to live as long as you are not causing any problems in the town. All of a sudden alliances ( pact/friendship) change and your mother country (Spain) sends in an inspector that tells you how you need to live. How would you feel about these changes? What would you do as a citizen of Spain?

8. Learning Target: We will identify the individuals, issues, and events related to Mexico becoming an independent nation and its impact on Texas
Success Criteria: I will identify and discuss the different roles each individual played in the Mexican Revolution
Language Target: I will write a paragraph (5 sentences) about the leaders of the revolution and how they impacted Texas.

9. A Call to Independence
• Life under Spanish rule was difficult for many of the colonists in New Spain.
• Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s call for an uprising was the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence.
Father Hidalgo gave a speech called The Cry of Dolores, he was eventually captured and executed for Treason.
Hidalgo inspired others like Morelos and de Lara to stand up and fight against Spain

10. Gutierrez-Magee Forces
The Republican Army captured Goliad in November 1812
Then they forced the Spanish to surrender San Antonio in early 1813.

11. Battle of Medina
• In August 1813, the Spanish defeated the Republican Army, killing most of the rebels and causing others to flee.
The Spanish also tracked down and killed colonists in San Antonio who had helped the Republican Army.
Some made their way back to the United States, and others went to Galveston Island.
The Spanish army was so brutal that Texas remained Spanish for another seven years.

12. Compare leaders
Jose de Lara
Miguel Hidalgo
Augustin de Iturbide

13. Exit Ticket
In your notebook, write a paragraph 5 complete sentences about the leaders of the revolution and how they impacted Texas.

14. In your notebook, describe the picture with 6 words
Warm-Up 9/15/16
In your notebook, describe the picture with 6 words

15. Learning Target: We will identify the individuals, issues, and events related to Mexico becoming an independent nation and its impact on Texas
Success Criteria: I will create a web about the Spanish influence in Texas after the Mexican Revolution.
Language Target: I will explain why the Spanish influence from the early 1800’s is important to our society today.

16. Independence
• Mexicans of Spanish descent, or criollos, joined in the struggle for independence.
• Agustín de Iturbide offered three guarantees for Mexico: (1) Mexico would be independent from Spain
(2) All Mexican people would be equal
(3) Mexico would remain a Roman Catholic country.
• On August 24, 1821, the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba ended Spanish rule in Mexico.

17. Spanish Influence on Texas pgs. 178-181

18. Spain’s Legacy
• Spain claimed Texas for 300 years, and Spanish influence can be seen in our culture, language, traditions, and people.
• Although Spanish settlers did not live everywhere in Texas, they explored and traveled throughout the region. Many rivers and natural landmarks were named by the Spanish conquistadores who mapped them.
• Many Texas communities and early roads also commemorate our Spanish history.