Atlas Project- Compromise of 1850

Section 9.3 Vocab

• Stephen F. Austin

Led the first of several groups of American settlers to fertile area ... along the Brazos River. 
Stephen led one of the first groups of Americans into Texas which was at the time part of Mexico.

• Land Grant

Mexico offered enormous land grants to agents who were called empresarios. The empresarios. in turn, attracted American settlers, who eagerly bought cheap land...
Mexico offered large areas of land to Americans in order to attract American settlers into their country. Some eager Americans did buy the land since it was so cheap and also beneficial to them.

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Austin had traveled to Mexico City late in 1833 to present petitions for greater self-government for Texas to Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the Mexican president during the time by which Austin had come to the country in order to introduce new ideas for government. Santa Anna also held Austin in custody for bringing revolutionary ideas to the country.

• Texas Revolution

After Santa Anna revoked local powers in Texas and other Mexican states, several rebellions erupted, including what would eventually be known as the Texas Revolution.

After the taking custody of Austin, Santa Anna started taking away the rights of people from several Mexican states. Having already been introduced to revolutionary ideas the states decided to fight back against the government thus starting the Texas Revolution. 

• Alamo

They drove the Mexican forces from the Alamo, an abandoned mission and fort. 

The Americans in Texas decided to attack an abandoned Mexican fort, Alamo. They won but when Santa Anna attacked back, he killed many Mexicans and Americans alike. 

• Sam Houston

Led by Sam Houston, they defeated Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto. 

He was the general that helped the Americans strike back and defeat Santa Anna.

• Republic of Texas

In September 1836, Houston became president of the Republic of Texas.

When Texas finally gained its independence and claimed to become the Republic of Texas. 

• Annex

In 1838, Sam Houston invited the United States to annex, or incorporate, the Texas Republic into the United States. 

Houston and many Texans wanted to become a part of the United States.