Mexican
Texas
1821–1836
W
hy It Matters
As you study Unit 3, you will learn that in the early to mid-1800s,
Texas was pulled in a tug-of-war between Anglos—from the U.S. and
Europe—and Mexico. Texas was torn between the conflicts of the
past and the promises of the future.
Primary Sources Library
See pages 688–689 for primary source readings to accompany Unit 3.
William Travis and David Crockett are foremost
among the Texas heroes honored by this
memorial at Alamo Park in San Antonio.
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“Public concerns are
valued in honor,
reputation, and good
name.”
—José Antonio Navarro (1795–1871)
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