New school history of the United States . ettlers from the United States, prepared to sepa-. rate it from Mexico. The Mexicans undertook the 2 March ^^PP^^^^^^^ ^^^^ rebellion. They were driven * out of the country, and Texas declared its inde=pendence. Santa Anna, at the head of a Mexican army,J took * For a notice of Fremont, see note to § 51, p. 219. t The resolution was passed, to take the matter out of the hands of the Senate. Itauthorized the creation, out of the territory of Texas, of new States, of convenientsize, not exceeding- four in number, in addition to the said State of Texas. *
New school history of the United States . ettlers from the United States, prepared to sepa-. rate it from Mexico. The Mexicans undertook the 2 March ^^PP^^^^^^^ ^^^^ rebellion. They were driven * out of the country, and Texas declared its inde=pendence. Santa Anna, at the head of a Mexican army,J took * For a notice of Fremont, see note to § 51, p. 219. t The resolution was passed, to take the matter out of the hands of the Senate. Itauthorized the creation, out of the territory of Texas, of new States, of convenientsize, not exceeding- four in number, in addition to the said State of Texas. * * X General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1798-1876) promoted the downfall of the ADMISSION OF TEXAS, 207 Fort Al amo, and slew the garrison in the attack, or slaugh-tered them after the surrender. He defeated Colonel Fanninat Goliad, captured more than six hundred men, 1836. and murdered all but one. He was, however^ him- 21 April. ^^^^ defeated, and taken prisoner by General Hous-ton,* at San Jacinto. Soon after this victory Texas was. RUINS OF THE ALAMO. recognized as an independent State by France, Great Britain, Emperor Iturbide. and was tosLde commander-in-chief. In 1833 he became Presi-dent of Mexico. He lost a leg in the French bombardment of Vera Cruz, in 1838. Hewas banished for ten years, bul was recalled in 1846, to resist the American his successive defeats he resigned the Presidency. Maximilian made himGrand Marshal of the Empire. * General Samuel Houston (1793-1863) was born near Lexington, Virginia. In 1807his widowed mother, with her nine children, removed to Tennessee. In 1808 Samuelran away, crossed the Tennessee, and lived with the Indians for three years. He wasadopted by one of their principal chiefs, Oolooteka. In 1813 he served as a privateunder General Jackson, and was thrice wounded—it was supposed mortally. He waschosen Governor of Tennessee in 1827. Soon after his marriage, in 1829. he aban-doned wife and home, and was formally made
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