Chapter 12, Section 2 Independence for Texas

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1 Chapter 12, Section 2 Independence for Texas (pages ) Setting a Purpose for Reading Think about these questions as you read: Why did problems arise between the Mexican government and the American settlers in Texas? How did Texas achieve independence and later become a state? As you read pages in your textbook, complete this graphic organizer by listing key events that occurred in Texas in the boxes. Events in Texas Oct Mar Sept Match the date in the left column with the correct event in the right column by writing the letter in the space to the left of the date a. Moses Austin receives land grant from Spain to settle in Texas b. Mexico passes law allowing slavery in Texas c. Spain drops any claim to Texas d. Mexico passes first of three colonization laws affecting Texas e. United States drops any claim to Texas f. Mexico passes last colonization law affecting Texas g. Mexican order bans all immigration to Texas from United States 174 Chapter 12, Section 2

2 A Clash of Cultures (pages ) Analyze the information in this section by answering the following questions. 1. Why did the Spanish grant large tracts of land to people willing to settle Texas? 2. Why was Mexico s 1830 decree about settling in Texas a problem? Match the term from this lesson in the left column with the correct definition in the right column by writing the letter in the space to the left of the term. 1. decree 2. empresario 3. Old Three Hundred 4. Tejanos a. person given a land grant to promote settlers b. Mexicans who lived in Texas c. first settlers of Texas d. official order e. first settlers in Austin s colony f. proclamation g. Mexican name for Americans who came to Texas Read each sentence below. Put a checkmark in the space before the phrase or words that best explains what the boldfaced academic vocabulary word from this lesson means in this passage. 1. Davy Crockett of Tennessee won notice for his frontier skills, his sense of humor, and the shrewd common sense he often displayed in politics. showed through actions signaled in code urged in others Chapter 12, Section 2 175

3 2. The Spanish wanted to give grants of land to people who would bring more settlers to Texas. gifts large expanses rental agreements The Struggle for Independence (pages ) Early Fighting Skim the lesson by reading the text under each heading quickly to get a general idea of what it is about. Use one or two sentences to write that general idea in the spaces below. The first section has been completed. In 1835 fighting between Texans and Mexico broke out.the Texans seized the city of San Antonio but then did little to prepare for further fighting. The Battle of the Alamo Texas Declares Its Independence The Battle of San Jacinto Read the passage below. Put a checkmark in the space before the phrase that best explains what the academic vocabulary word constitute, from this lesson, means in this sentence. The people of Texas do now constitute a free, sovereign, and independent republic. approve a plan of government make up write a document 176 Chapter 12, Section 2

4 Choose a term you studied earlier from the list below to complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the space. constitution (Chapter 7, Section 1) petitioned (Chapter 5, Section 4) republic (Chapter 7, Section 1) violated (Chapter 5, Section 1) 1. The Texans claimed that the government of Mexico had their rights. 2. They declared that they were forming a new. 3. A written laid out the plan of government. The Lone Star Republic (pages ) Read the lesson and then answer the questions to draw conclusions about what you read. 1. Why did Andrew Jackson not agree to bring Texas into the United States? 2. How had attitudes towards annexation changed by 1844? 3. What was the result of those changes? Define or describe the following term from this lesson. annex Chapter 12, Section 2 177

5 Use each of the following terms you studied earlier in a sentence. Manifest Destiny (Chapter 12, Section 1) ratify (Chapter 6, Section 4) Now that you have read the section, write the answers to the questions that were included in Setting a Purpose for Reading at the beginning of the section. Why did problems arise between the Mexican government and the American settlers in Texas? How did Texas achieve independence and later become a state? 178 Chapter 12, Section 2

6 Name Date Class Guided Reading Activity Manifest Destiny Section Independence for Texas Make a list of questions that you have about this section that you do not understand. Present these questions to your teacher and to the class for help. Outlining DIRECTIONS: Read the section and complete the outline below. I. A Clash of Cultures A. Most of the residents in Texas were Mexicans called. B. obtained land grants in Texas and recruited settlers. C. organized a colony in Texas and became a leader among American settlers there. D. Mexico discouraged trade between Texas and the United States through a(n) on imported goods. E. declared himself dictator of Mexico. II. The Struggle for Independence A. Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William B. Travis led a small group of Americans who were defeated by Mexicans at the. B. Texas settlers declared independence in 1836 and established a(n). C. was named commander in chief of the Texas forces. D. Texans who had surrendered were executed on Santa Anna s orders at the Massacre. E. The Texans soundly defeated the Mexicans under Santa Anna at the battle of. F. A Texas delegation asked the United States to Texas. G. During the 1844 presidential campaign, the winning candidate, Copyright Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., supported Texas statehood. 68

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