This unit explores the roles of individuals in history. Individuals' characteristics and how actions impact history. The questions is how and why? What makes a leader, innovator, influencer, and changer in history? And what are the complexity of their role in regards to each other during significant events in history?
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Causes: why it happened-3rd period
What were the causes of the Texas Revolution? Give me your person's perspective about this topic with quotes, evidence and elaboration on why this revolution happened. Please respond to someone else comments in addition to your initial comment. Please leave your name for credit and make sure your are in the correct class period posting. Due: March 4th
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I, Davy Crockett think that what caused this revolution is all of the Mexicans fault. We moved to Texas for a reason, not to be controlled by Santa Anna and his Mexican troops. They did not promise what they said they would give us----FREEDOM! Those Natives didn't care if we helped them in their Independence, we got less rights then they did. When the Mexicans insulted us we called those Mexicans "greasers" or "bean eaters". They tried to force us to learn their traditions and doings when we already had our own. We have our own rights and we had the right to declare war to those Mexicans.
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P.S. Nobody commented when I did (on the blog), so I couldn't comment on anyone else's comment
Adrian Moga
ReplyDeleteI think there was one main cause for the Texas Revolution - evil rulers. These rulers would not give people the basic rights allowed by the government of a republic. Simply put, they did not give people their rights. An example is trial by jury. This was not a right for people before the Texas Revolution. It was even written in the Texas Declaration of Independence: "Evil Rulers." I can tell this was a cause, because if it did not occur, then the whole Texas Independence would not have occured. Think about it. No evil rulers = happy people = no reason to want independence. But, evil rulers = angry people = people want independence.
Do the math...
I, Stephen f. Austin, believe that what caused the revolution was the Mexicans. They were against us moving into Texas simply because they owned the land. When we asked to pay the goverment for the land they let us, then when we began moving and settling they attacked us. Then we had to fight, losing most of our men. However we perservered and beat them in the end.
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I am Santa Anna, i belive that the Texas revolution was caused by unfair treatment from the goverment and the dictatorship in Mexico. Because the people of Mexico did not resive fair treatment, they revoluted because the wanted independence and rights. I agree with Adrian.
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Adrian - Santa Anna
ReplyDeleteThis may seem weird coming from the leader of the Mexican Army, but I agree with Stephen Austin. He has a point. I MIGHT have been a LITTLE BIT cruel in commanding my troops, but they violated our privacy. We had to stop this threat SOMEHOW. So, we attacked. With ALL THAT WE HAD. They were vanquished,and now we felt safer. It was a natural reaction, although a bit harsh. Either way, it was a necessary reaction.
I think the cause of the revolution was Santa Anna. He was a cruel dictator. Not only did the Texans dislike him but, even some of his own men. To make matters even worse, he even killed his own men. What kind of leader does that? Oh and Davy, I agree with you.
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My name is Davy Crockett and I definitely know that what led to the revolution was all the Mexican's fault. Their racism shown to us like calling us gringos (white people). Another factor is the long distance between Mexico City and Texas. Because of this, Mexicans couldn't send officials to take care of the settling situation
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I believe (as James "Jim" Bowie), that the Texas Revolution was caused purely by one reason: conflict between us and the Mexicans. Settlers started to move to Mexico, after we payed the Mexican government, of course, and then the problems began. The Mexicans way of life clashed with the settlers. Then they attacked, we fought back, and the Texas Revolution began. Even though we lost lots of Anglo-Americans (including myself), we won in the end and Texas became The Republic of Texas, free of Mexican rule.
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“What were the causes of the Texas Revolution?” this is a very complex question. There are people who believe some of the causes were slavery, governmental differences, cultural differences, and racism. The Mexicans had names for us such as “gringos” and “gavachos” which are names for us white men. We could not let them humiliate us, so we simply responded by calling them “beaners”, “greasers” or “bean eaters”. The Mexicans forced us to learn the Spanish language, we also were expected to become Roman Catholic. Many of us liked our Protestant religion and our native language, and we were not ready to change that because those evil greasers wanted us to. However, those are most of the little causes that led to the whole idea of the revolution. If someone wanted to ask “What was the cause of the Texas Revolution?”, the answer would be “freedom”. Everyone had a strong desire for the freedom of being able to participate in one's own government. I, Stephen Fuller Austin, greatly believe that Santa Anna was a cruel, malicious, and horrible dictator. I strongly agree with Juan Seguin, and Davy Crockett.
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ReplyDeleteI, Jim Bowie, belive that the Texas Revolution was caused by the constant arguing between the Texans and the Mexicans.It basically started when the Mexicns would not let us move into Mexico even after we payed them and on top of that their culture kind of fought with ours which really messed it up. That meant it was time for war. Me and my knives were ready for a fight.Even though my knives and I fell at the Alamo, along with many other brave Texans, we won what we wanted all along: INDEPENDENCE. I agree with Stephen Austin about the war being mostly the Texans fault because they wouldn't let us move into Mexico just because they owned it. I think Santa Ana needs to learn how to share. Mabey he should talk to my knives.....
Hello! My name is Sam Houston. I believe that Mexico was the cause of the Texas Revolution. This is because Santa Anna was a selfish ruler who did not care about his people or what they had to say. I agree with Jim Bowie because we DID argue with the Mexicans to quite an extent. The Texans and the Mexicans can't cooperate unless we sit down together and talk things through. We need to figure out a way to make everyone happy ut at the same time, make evrything fair. A wise man (me) once said,
ReplyDelete"Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.” -Sam Houston
In the 21st entury, I am known as Verdah Haq
When I, Sam Houston, first moved to Texas a revolution was already on the brink figured that Texans (usually a rowdy bunch) would hop straight in to war without any plan or order. Having already fought in the United States Military, I decided that I would have the most control and therefor would be the man best fitted for the job of Head General of the Texas Army. I joined many in the toast “Liberty and Texas – our wives and our sweethearts.”
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Steven F. Austin's comment that Santa Anna was a cruel malicious and evil dictator. Santa Anna cruelly massacred almost 400 Texan solders after they had honorably surrendered at the battle of Goliad. Even his own troops disrespected him for this.
I Juan Almonte think that the Texas Revolution was caused by many factor so you really can't decipher the most practical reason is, that racism a was at the strong point and both sides felt inferior to each other, also some of the cultural differences played a part in the revolution since they were to different groups. Another reason is that the government differences the people did not want the government to be taken over by the rebellion side, and also the impact of slavery was on the mind to.
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Beryce Garcia (Juan Almonte)
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I believe that the Spanish, Santa Anna, unfair laws, and differences lead to the Texas Revolution.
I believe that Mexico's brutal history with the Spanish made my people more cautious about our land. So when some Texans started to settle and started to increase in population, (of course) Mexico had to set up some rules. Some of these rules were unfair--let's face it. For example, Mexico did not allow Freedom of Religion. They had to be Roman Catholic, whether they like it or not. That started to create some turmoil between my people and Texans. Mexicans and Texans were different in many ways. An example would be that Texans allowed slavery, while Mexico banished slavery on their land. That really set the Texans off and started an argument. But, really, I believe that Mexico was right about the banishing of slavery. No one with equal rights should be forced to work under the will of someone else with the same equal rights as well. Anyway, Santa Anna was a major cause of this revolution. Even though he is my friend, I believe that he could have done better. He SHOULD have done better. He should NOT have black-mailed Juan Seguin, he should NOT have killed his own people, he should NOT have made unfair laws, he should NOT have been a dictator, he should NOT have done all of this over LAND, DIRT, SOIL. He SHOULD HAVE listened to his people and not consistently battle Texans. But overall, I believe that Texans and Mexicans are the major main causes of the Texas Revolution. Texans should not have ignored Mexican laws while they were settling on our land. But Mexicans shouldn't have started a battle in the first place and force unfair laws among both Texans and Mexicans. What we could've done is create a treaty that everyone can agree with. Isn't it funny that such a simple solution could have solved such a -yet-amazing turn of history?
I believe that the Texas Revolution was Mexico's fault because Santa Anna wasn't being a good leader and he was killing his own people because of religion, not following his orders, and poverty...a GOOD leader does not go around killing his own men because of the reasons listed above. the main point here is that Santa Anna was a dictator who wasn't thinking much about what his people wanted but what he wanted. he sold his land to the Texans so there shouldn't of have been a war in the first place but since he wanted it back without communicating with the Texans it made a conflict. Texans could of been more understanding of what went on inside of Santa Anna's head but we most have thought of all the cruelty he had done to not only his own people but to some Texans as well.
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