Ch 8 Sect 4 Notes-#6

Texas History Fort Burrows 8.4 - Securing Independence READ - pgs 197 - 200

Main Idea: Americans supported the Texas Revolution, but the United States did not bring Texas into the Union.

Setting the Scene: One week before the Battle of San Jacinto, our Gran-daddy wrote a letter to President Andrew Jackson to ask for help. SFA knew that American aid was vital. “ Pardon me for the intrusion upon your valued time. I address you as individuals, as men, as Americans, as my countrymen. I obey an honest but excited impulse… It appears that Santa Anna has succeeded in uniting the whole Mexican nation against Texas. This is a war… of Mexicans against Americans. Will you, can you, turn a deaf ear to the appeals of your fellow citizens ?”

People in the United States liked the news from Some individuals gave money. Others sent San Jacinto. Most were happy that the Texans supplies, guns, and food. had won the battle. People in the South and West In Texas, Houston made Santa Anna promise to hoped that Texas would become another state. negotiate a treaty. On May 14, 1836, Santa Anna Many Americans believed in manifest destiny. and David Burnett – the president of Texas – Texas was not brought into the Union. People in signed two treaties. One was made public and one Northern states did not want to add another state was kept secret. ( This treaty never was put into that let people have slaves. Also, the United effect ). States had agreed not to seek land West of the Many Texans did not want to let Santa Anna go. Sabine River. (Trade agreement with Mexico for Burnet was afraid that he would renege on their Florida). agreement. In the end, Santa Anna was released. While the fighting was going on, three Texans Mexico’s government would not honor either traveled to the United States. They asked treaty because Santa Anna had been a prisoner Americans for help. Banks and businesses lent when he agreed to grant that Texas was money to support the fight. The institutional independent. No firm boundary was set between loans they gave would be repaid later. the two areas. There was peace, but it was an uneasy one. Vocabulary: manifest destiny – events that are destined to happen no matter what people do *** U.S. believed that they had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean institutional loans – money lent to Texas by U.S. banks and businesses negotiate – to reach an agreement through compromise renege - to back out of an agreement

America’s Feelings About Texas  many Northerners did not support Texas during the revolution because Texans owned slaves  they felt that if Texas eventually joined the U.S. that it would enter as a slave state  Texas had the support of most of the southern U.S. states  Government opinions  President Jackson did want to add Slave-State Texas to the U.S.  Manifest Destiny: America’s destiny to expand to the Pacific Ocean  he did not add Texas at this time due to pressure from the North

Support Comes From America 1 of 8.4 Printer Copy Texas History Fort Burrows  The United States, in 1837, was the 1st to recognize TEXAS as a free republic and begin TRADE  then France in September 1839  then Netherlands and Great Britain in 1840  Stephen F. Austin, William Wharton, and Branch Archer traveled to the U.S. during the revolution to get support  the U. S. pledged $100,000 in institutional loans  Private Citizens gave $25,000 to the war effort  Merchants from New Orleans sold supplies to Texas on credit  Children in Cincinnati, Ohio, donated money to buy cannons for Houston’s army o these cannons were called the “Twin Sisters”  Alabama sent hundreds of muskets  Southern states donated food, clothing, money and guns  more than 2,000 men from Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee fought for Texas.  without these men and supplies the Texans would have probably lost the war  Spring had arrived to Texas, many of the soldiers went home to plant crops

SERCURING INDEPENDENCE Type of Support Significance

$100,000 in Industrial Loans and Enabled Texas government to pay the soldiers for their $25,000 in donations services and buy supplies

Flour, Clothing, & GUNS Enabled the Army to continue fighting

2,000 men to fight in the Army Increased the size and strength of the Army

Increased its chances for VICTORY

The Treaty(s) of Velasco – May 14, 1836 Burnet and Santa Anna negotiated a peace settlement. They signed two Treaties of Velasco—a public one and a secret one.

The Public Treaty The Secret Treaty ☺ Santa Anna agreed to end the war and ☻ Santa Anna agreed to end the war against never attack Texas again Texas ☺ the Mexican army was to withdraw south ☻ Santa Anna vowed Mexico would never of the Rio Grande invade Texas ☺ vowed to never-ever attack Texas again ☻ Mexico would recognize Texas as a free ☺ both sides agreed to release prisoners of nation war ☻ Mexico would sign a ‘trade-agreement ☺ Burnet agreed to release Santa Anna with Texas, the Republic of Texas ☻ the Rio Grande would become the border between the Republic of Texas and Mexico

2 of 8.4 Printer Copy Texas History Fort Burrows  Santa Anna was eventually released by U.S. President Jackson  many Texans were angry when they realized Santa Anna would be set free Burnet could not ensure Santa Anna’s safety. He had to renege (back out of an agreement) on his side of the bargain  Mexican government refused to accept the treaty because Santa Anna was a prisoner when he signed it  Mexico and the Republic of Texas never agreed on a border  Mexico never officially recognized or accepted Texas as an independent nation

1. What is manifest destiny ? A. the belief that countries are meant to go to war B. the belief that a country’s destiny is determined by its leader C. the belief that a country’s expansion is meant to happen D. the belief that large countries must be broken into smaller ones

2. In an institutional loan, who lends the money ? A. a bank or a business B. a hospital C. a public facility D. a group of citizens

3. How did Americans help Texas during the revolution ?

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4. Why was President Andrew Jackson unable to add Texas to the United States ?

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5. What did Santa Anna agree to do in the secret Treaty of Velasco ?

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