video 1 (part2) Foreigners in their own land (Juan Seguin & Texas / The Alamo 13-23minutes)

By the early 1800s Anglo-Americans were moving west, why did they think they had a right to do so?

They believed it was their "God given right" / it was a Protestant (not Catholic) mission

When Americans started moving west the land was already occupied, who lived on this land?

Indians and Spaniard/Mexican descendent

When the US started to stretch in the 1800s, what were some of the states where they settled?

Illinois and Louisiana across the border with Mexico

When did the first Anglo settlers crossed the border to settle in Texas?

1821

Why did the anglo settlers come to Texas?

the Mexican government invited them

What was the only condition from the Mexican government for Anglos to settle in Texas?

To be Catholic and to pledge allegiance to the Mexican government

Why did the Mexican government invite Anglo settlers into Texas?

Because the Comanches and Apaches were powerful & Mexico wanted to create a buffer zone

Who was Stephen Austin? and What did he do?

he was a business man from Virginia who led 300 families of Anglo-Americans to settle in Texas

How did Stephen Austin (and other Anglo settlers) wanted to change Texas into?

they wanted to change from "wilderness into the next great cotton growing of the United States"

What characteristics did most of the Anglo-Americans moving into Texas have?

1) came from south of US

2) used to slavery

3) had a sentiment of special superiority

How do the Anglo settlers feel about following Mexican law and authority?

they do not want to accept Mexican government and complain

Who was Juan Seguin?

1) was a 3rd generation Mexican-Texan (dating back to 1712)

2) didn't identify as Mexicano (with an identity crisis)

3) said to be part of an "independent republic"

Who helped Stephen Austin across the border in 1821?

Erasmo Seguin (Juan's father), he was a postmaster

What did Erasmo and son Juan Seguin think that Anglo-American can offer?

they want...

1) a local government

2) to develop the frontier outlying Mexico

Who was Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?

he was the president of Mexico (1833-1855)

When did Texans and Tejanos unite against Mexico's president (Santa Anna)?

1934, when Santa Anna dissolved the congress to rule with an iron hand

When did the Texans and Tejanos rebelled against Mexico?

1935, they faced Santa Anna's army of thousands

Did Santa Anna invade Texas in 1935?

No, Texas was still Mexico.

Who were David Crocket (Tennessee), Jim Bowie (Kentucky) and Lieutenant Colonel William Travis (Alabama)?

Texans, renown frontier's men that fought with Juan Seguin

How many days did Santa Anna sieged (surrounded) the Alamo, until he breeched.

13 days

What happened on March 6, 1836?

Santa Anna breeched the Alamo

Why was Juan Seguin sent behind enemy lines on February 25, 1836?

to gather reinforcements for the Alamo

When Juan Seguin returned to the Alamo, what did he find?

all the defenders of the Alamo, 189 men, were killed. Seguin was left to bury their ashes

What does "Remember the Alamo" mean?

Remember the Alamo was a cry to gather tejanos joined by General Sam Houston’s army of the Republic of Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto

What happened during the "Battle of San Jacinto"?

Sam Houston's (Texan general) army defeats Santa Ana's Mexican army in 18 minutes

After the Tejano and Texans defeat Santa Anna, Texas became a Republic. Who was named Military Commander, elected Senator and later Mayor of San Antonio?

Juan Seguin

How was Seguin's loyalty tested shortly after his success?

He was torn between an alliance to the Republic of Texas & his own people. The Anglos wanted to take it out on ALL Mexicans (including those who fought)

As retaliation (revenge) for the Alamo, what are the Anglo Texans doing to Mexican Tejanos?

-randomly murdered

-pushed off their land by squatters (occupying land without permission)

-anglo squatters are taking their cattle and horses

What can Juan Seguin do to help the Mexican Tejanos when they come to him to for help?

Nothing. Seguin is powerless, the Anglo newcomers don't want to follow the law & see Mexican Tejanos as the outsiders

Why did Juan Seguin give up his political position in San Antonio?

Seguin knew that was a conspiracy to ruin him, every party of volunteers in route to San Antonio declared they wanted to kill him. His anglo allies sold him out, did not protect him.

On the 30th of April a friend warned him a company was coming along burning down ranchos in its way, defeated by these "ungrateful Americans", where did Seguin run away to?

In 1842, Seguin fled to Mexico, became a wanderer (moves around)

What did Erasmo Seguin (Juan's father) do 20 years before? What was the result?

Led 300 Anglo families to Texas, they now became the line that divided Latinos and Anglos

When, where and in what conditions did Juan Seguin die?

In 1890, forgotten in Mexico

What happened 80 years after Juan Seguin's death?

His body was brought back to Texas and buried with honors

Who called himself "a foreigner in his own land"?

Juan Seguin