The Texas Revolution October 2, 1835 April 21, 1836 The Gonzales Connection Texas Revolution educator materials are provided by the Gonzales, Thomas Shelton Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Gonzales County Historical Commission Glenda Gordon teacher@gonzalesmemorialmuseum.com
CSCOPE: 7 th Unit 4 Texas Revolution Unit 04: Texas Revolution (10 days) 7.1 (A) identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain why historians divide the past into eras, Revolution 7.1 (C) explain the significance of the following dates; 1836, Texas independence; 7.3 (A) trace the development of events that led to the Texas Revolution, including the Fredonian Rebellion, the Mier y Terán Report, the Law of April 6, 1830, the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, the arrest of Stephen F. Austin; 7.3 (B) explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Texas Revolution, including George Childress, Lorenzo de Zavala, James Fannin, Sam Houston, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Juan N. Seguín, William B. Travis; 7.9 (A) locate the Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and Coastal Plains regions and places of importance in Texas during the 19 th century, such as major cities, rivers, natural and historic landmarks, political and cultural regions, and local points of interest; Gonzales County lies primarily within the Post Oak Belt of the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain Natural Region of Texas
Location, Location, Location Gonzales, De Witt Colony
Gonzales, DeWitt Colony, Coahuila The western-most Anglo-American settlement Texas: A Compact History, A. P. McDonald, p.59
September 25, 1835- October 2, 1835 Map Depicting Location of Battle of Gonzales from: GONZALES hope, heartbreak, heroes, Victoria Eberle Frenzel
October 2, 1835 Battle of Gonzales Bronze frieze, base of Texas Heroes Monument, 1910, Pompeo Coppini, Heroes Square, Gonzales, TX
October 2, 1835 Battle of Gonzales Photo courtesy of Gonzales Photography Club
Texas Heroes Monument The Lexington of Texas Pompeo Coppini, 1910, Heroes Square, Gonzales, TX Photo by Robert Marshall, 2010
First Shot Monument, Cost, Gonzales County, TX Waldine Tauch, 1937 Photo courtesy of Gonzales Photography Club
Defenders of the Alamo The Immortal 32 monument Gonzales Memorial Museum Raoul Jossett, 1937 Photo by Robert Marshall, 2010
March 2, 1836 John Fisher Mathew Caldwell George Childress Sam Houston Lorenzo de Zavalla Texas & Texans, Glenco, p.223 The Reading of the Texas Declaration of Independence by Charles and Fanny Norman
The Runaway Scrape Sam Houston Oak, McClure-Braches home, on the banks of Peach Creek, Gonzales County Photo courtesy of Gonzales Photography Club
Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad James Bowie Davy Crocket WB Travis Mural of Texas Revolution Texas & Texans, Glenco, p 232 Sam Houston
Battle of San Jacinto April 21, 1836 Henry A. McArdle, Texas, Holt, p250
The Horace Eggleston House Photo courtesy Gonzales Photography Club
Gonzales Memorial Museum, South Wing Mural Buck Winn, 1939 Photo by Images
Gonzales Memorial Museum, North Wing Mural Buck Winn, 1939 Photo by Images
The Texas Revolution: October 2, 1835-April 21, 1836 Power Point Script By Glenda Gordon (teacher@gonzalesmemorialmuseum.com ) Power point and script are available on line at www.gonzalesmemorialmuseum.com For the Teacher section References: De Witt s Colony, Ethel Zively Rather, Volume VIII, The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, October 1904, reprinted 1968 by the City of Gonzales Texas) pp. 144-145 Gonzales hope, heartbreak, heroes, Victoria Eberle Frenzel, 2008. Coppini-Tauch Papers, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Alice Hutson, From Chalk to Bronze: A Biography of Waldine Tauch (Austin: Shoal Creek, 1978). LARGER THAN LIFE, Buck Winn (1905-1979), Richard Kidd, 2010, Hayes County Historical Commission (DVD) Texas State Historical Association, www.tshaonline.org Texas State Historical Association, especially for teachers,teachingtexas.org The Portal to Texas History http://texashistory.unt.edu/ The Portal to Texas History, especially for teachers, Resources 4 Educators, http://education.texashistory.unt.edu/ Gonzales Memorial Museum, www.gonzalesmemorialmuseum.com especially For Educators, email teacher@gonzalesmemorialmuseum.com