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 [email protected]
CSCOPE: 7th 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 19th
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
Lorenzo de Zavalla
Sam Houston
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 ([email protected] )
Power point and script are available on line at www.gonzalesmemorialmuseum.com
For the Teacher section
References:
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“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
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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 [email protected]