So now what? What are the effects of this revolution? think about America, Mexico, and the world. And of course, Texas. General Jose Manuel de Mier y Teran died with these last words: " Immortality! God! The Soul! What does all this mean? Well, then, I believe in it all, but why does man not have the right to put aside his misery and his pains? Why should he be eternally chained to an existence which is unpleasant to him? And this spirit which inspires, which fills my mind with ideas-where will it go? Let us see, now; the spirit is uncomfortable, it commands me to set it free, and it is necessary to obey. Here is the end of human glory and the termination of ambition.
¿En qué parará Texas? En lo que Dios quiera. ["What is to become of Texas? Whatever God wills"]
He committed suicide with this last thought. Due: March 28th
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?
I, Stephen F. Austin, have just reviewed the Texas revolution and thought of some of the effects of the revolution. The effects on Texas was that many people were over excited, they wanted to now be part of America, and they now knew they could defeat a strong enemy. In Mexico, many were unsure about their new president, Santa Anna, and they also were very sad about their horrible loss to the new country of Texas. The American now saw that they could get a new state of Texas, but they wanted to keep the amount of slave and free states equal.
ReplyDeleteStone Chen
Due to the Texas revolution, many things have changed. The center point of these changes are in Texas, of course. At the beginning, Mexico lost Texas, and Texas became a free country, where its people then elected Sam Houston as the president. The Texans were afraid that Mexico would try to take over again, so Houston decided to make Texas a part of the U.S. Ever since then, Mexico has not made any attempts to reclaim Texas, but did continue immigration into Texas. In the civil war, Texas was very important to the South because of all of the military training camps they set up earlier to defeat the Mexicans. Due to its fertile lands and plains of grass, Texas became the world's largest cotton and wool exporter. This soon turned into the largest oil industry in America until today, where there is a lot of off-coast drilling. However, Texas is still the largest exporter of wool, and supports American economy very much.
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I, Santa Anna, believe that the Texas revolution greatly declined the Mexican empire. A great leader was overthrown,thousands upon thousands of Mexican troops slain, millions of dollars lost, and a new government next to Mexico. We could have easily avoided this as America grew in size and power after encompasing Texas, so I reall think that this ended the Mexican empire.
ReplyDeletepalmer funk
Well basically now Texas is free to make its own decisions, without the interference of Mexico. So it can set up its own government, make its own laws, and essentially be an independent country. (even though Mexico failed to recognize that for a while) Of course this weakened Mexico greatly because besides losing the land itself and whatever income it may have provided, it also lost a huge chunk of its army. After the revolution Mexico's government also became chaotic so I suppose they would have to sort that out too. As far as America, they probably didn't care much in the beginning, but later when Texas became one of the states certainly it was a good thing for them. Unfortunately, Texas's statehood did lead to a lot of border disputes and eventually the Mexican-American War. Eventually the world did recognize Texas as a U.S. state. It didn't affect them too much, but it definitely made the U.S. seem more powerful.
ReplyDelete-Megan Shen
the effects of the texas revolution would obviously be Texas' Indeoendence and 10 years after or so, it was annexed into the United States.
ReplyDeleteNow, Texas is part of the U.S. We share part of the melting pot of cultures where we interact with Mexicans on a daily basis. The discrimination isn't so bad anymore. And we are no longer under Mexico's rule. We also share U.S.'s resources and power, and U.S. gained as well.
ReplyDeleteTexas gained its independence, and became a U.S. state later on. This greatly increased America’s power in the world, although Texas could be considered a cause of the Civil War. Mexico was against slavery, but when Texas became a republic, slavery was greatly encouraged. Mexico lost much of its former land with the forming of the new republic, and thus became less of a colonial power. Texas developed successful oil and cotton industries, which still generate revenue for the United States today.
ReplyDelete- Tory Songyang
After the battle of San Jacinto I became President of the now free Republic of Texas. Now Texans can decide for themselfs and I was given a position in the new government as President. Mexico had a loss after losing the war because it had a weakened state, government, and army. Texas soon became a state of the united states after the war.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Texans won the war, they created an independent nation, with their own rights, and later joined the U.S. This was my decision to join the U.S. because I knew that this choice would make it harder for the Mexicans to take over Texas once again. This didn't occur at first because Texas was owned by Mexico and the Mexicans didn't see Texas as an independent nation. Eventually, Texas was a part of the U.S. and Texas sold parts of its land to pay for other debts to other countries. This angered the Mexicans because they had already lost so much, and seeing that the Texans were only gaining, the U.S. fought with the Mexicans causing the Mexican American War.
ReplyDelete-Amritaa Sreeram (Sam Houston)
Texas won its freedom so it could make all the decisions it wanted without interruption from Mexico. Texas was now a free country with rich, beautiful and abundant land. Mexico was affected because, of course, now Mexico had lost Texas, which was most of its land. Mexico also had a terrible leader and it had also lost a lot of its military. This was a great downfall for Mexico. America was definitely affected only because Texas joined the US as a state. That gave America a lot of power, abundant land, and so much more.
ReplyDelete-Anushka Madhuvarshi (Sam Houston)
I am Stephen F. Austin. I have thought about the effects of the TX revolution from different perspectives. For the Texans, it meant freedom and a new life. From the perspective of the Mexicans, they were worried and unsure what to do especially since Mexico had lost its land and had a very weak government. From the perspective of people out side of Texas (the world), it probably meant a chance for Texas to become part of United States.
ReplyDeleteThe Texas Revolution had many effects. To the Texans it meant a great deal of freedom, and independence. But to the Mexicans it meant a great loss of land,loss of money,a defeat of a powerful leader,the death of many people,and the loss of people in the army. But overall this was a great advantage to the people of Texas. What ever the state of Texas was able to provide went to the Texans. As for Mexico, they cant get their hands on the reasources that Texas has provided.
ReplyDelete- Ecem Simay Kilic :)
I,Juan seguin, believe that some of the effects of the Texas Revolution was that Texas gained independence from Mexico. Texas got immagrants such as anglo settlers to come to our new land.This then forced many tejanos to leave do to cases of mistreatment.Also after we beame our own independent nation we decided to join the United States.
ReplyDelete-Minela S.
Some could say the effects were devestating.... Others may state that they were glorious. For Mexico, it resulted in the loss of a crowned jewel unlike any other territory we had owned. For the Texians, it meant freedom. Liberation from the chains of Santa Anna's tyrannical opression. And later, it meant that Texas was up for grabs for the U.S. I mourn tye loss of the beautiful land of Texas... But I must also admit that it was probably for the best.
ReplyDelete- Juan N. Almonte (Chaz Neal)
The Texas Revolution caused Texas to become independent from Mexico. Texans could make their own government without involving Mexico. They could make their rules and Mexico wouldn't be able to change them.
ReplyDeleteTo prevent Mexico from trying to take over Texas again, Sam Houston asked for Texas to become part of the United States, and Texas eventually became part of the U.S.
Mexico had lost Texas, and the United Stated had gained it.
Sydney Stafford
As Juan Seguin,I believe that The Texas Revolution allowed us (Texas) to be free of the Mexican rule. Now we are part of the United States, helping it increase in power. Mexico, on the other hand, lost a big part of its land.
ReplyDeleteDana Shay
Santa Anna-
ReplyDeleteThe Texas Revolution caused Mexico to lose land and for Texas to become independent from Mexico,therefore giving Texas the rights to make their owns laws. Another effect is that my loss caused more of my people from Mexico to want to slay me and in my absence i was voted out of my presidency.
The Texas Revolution resulted in Texas becomming independent from Mexico and Texas creating their own government. By doing this mexico could not rule them and make their decisions. Texas became part of the United States to make sure that Texas would not be ruled by Mexico again.
ReplyDelete- Leila Sebbar
I, Sam Houston, blelive that the Texas Revolution resulted in Texas's freedom from Mexico. They were free to form their own government which they did and called the new country the Republic of Texas. They later joined the United States, which then became larger and stronger. I am glad for this action because I wanted to be sure that Texas never went back under Mexico's rule and the Texas Annexation assured us away from there. Another effect is Mexico became less powerful and smaller. They broke diplomatic relations with the USA because they took Texas. Losing Texas, meant losing a lot of land, people, and power.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Texas Revolution had many effects on Mexico, Texas, and America, the largest one being Texas’s independence from Mexico. Mexico lost one of its most valuable provinces, and a new country was born. Since the Texans were more cooperative than the Mexicans, this gave the United States an opportunity to annex Texas. The Texans ended up joining with the United States in order to protect themselves from further attacks from Mexico. This brought many long-term benefits to the US because of Texas’s booming oil industry and the large revenue from its cotton production.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Texas Revolution had a large effect on Texas and Mexico. Texas finally got its independence from Mexico. They were finally their own republic and later they would join the United States, so Mexico never took over Texas again!
ReplyDeletePeter Zdravic
After we defeated those Mexicans, many things changed for the better. The Treaty of Velasco, which was signed after Santa Anna was captured, recognized Texas’ freedom. Additionally, Sam Houston was deemed a hero after his victory at San Jacinto. This earned him the title President of the Republic of Texas.
ReplyDeleteAnother consequence was our annexation into the USA ten years afterwards , although us winning the Texas Revolution might have been an indirect cause. Many people were upset about the news, but I believe it was for the better. Last but not least, the most important result of the Texas Revolution (in my opinion) was the fact that we finally received what we were fighting for. In the end, Texas was able to establish the Republic of Texas and receive freedom, not to mention equal rights.
Thank God for our win against Mexico! I pray for all of the brave soldiers that died at the Alamo and during the whole darn revolution. I enjoyed working with Bowie and Travis, and hope to meet them again someday.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO,
Davy Crockett (Tiara Tanugraha)