What Are The Causes Of Texas Independence Day

We all know that that Texas Independence day is March the 2nd, 1836. You might also be asking yourself how did this important date in history come about? Well there were years behind this important date that led up to our independence. There is more to this date then just particular names and certain battles. This was a very important movement in history that cannot be forgotten but only remembered. There were many issues that caused the Texans to fight for their independence and they fought hard to make us who we are today.
First, we must start from the beginning In 1823 Mexico passes the general colonization law opening Texas to colonization. At the end of 1824, Steven F. Austin had brought 272 colonists to Texas, and persuaded the Mexican
Many believed he would be a good leader but once in power he proved himself wrong. In 1834, he overthrew Mexico's constitutional government, abolished state governments, and made himself a dictator: replacing the federalist government with a centralist government and disregards the constitution of 1824. When Stephen Austin went to Mexico City to try to settle the Texans' grievances, Santa Anna imprisoned him in a Mexican jail for a year. The Americans were very upset and needed a way to do something about it. On November 3, 1835, American colonists adopted a constitution in attempt to form a temporary government. Although the wanted that to be stable, they voted against declaring independence. Then there was a majority of colonists who wanted the support of Mexican liberals in an effort to go against Santa Anna’s powers and rules. They wanted to restore power to the state governments and they only hoped to have Texas as a separate state. As things began to only get worse, the Texans wanted war for their independence. So they elected Sam Houston to build a military. The news then reached Texas that Santa Anna was coming north with 7,000 soldiers to fight back and claim his territory back. When Houston was alert that Santa Anna's initial goal was to recapture San Antonio, he ordered San Antonio to be abandoned by the people. At the Alamo in San Antonio, 150
At the time the Declaration was issued and out, many Texans were leaving their homes eastward ahead of Santa Anna's army, in what became known as the Runaway Scrape. The Alamo sadly fell to Santa Anna and his army on March 6, and over 300 unarmed Texan prisoners were massacred his army at Goliad on March 27. Sam Houston's army was also moving eastward while Santa Anna went towards for the coast to capture Texas seaports. On April 21, the Texan army took a stand in the bayou country near present-day Houston at San Jacinto. Houston’s army then attacked Santa Anna's army while they were asleep. The battle only lasted 18 minutes and the texan’s routed the Mexican army and captured Santa Anna. On May 14, 1836, the public and private treaties of Velasco, were signed by Presidents David G. Burnet and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The public treaty consisted of ten articles; a second secret treaty consisted of six additional articles. The secret agreement was to be carried out when the public treaty had been fulfilled. The public treaty provided that hostilities would cease and that Santa Anna would withdraw his forces below the Rio Grande and not take up arms again against Texas. He also said he would give back property that had been taken away by the Mexicans. The Texans would send Santa Anna back to Mexico and would not pursue the retreating Mexican troops. In the secret agreement, the