Six Flags Over Texas (Lesson)

Six Flags Over Texas (No, not the amusement park...)

Multiple Select

Many countries have claimed Texas over the years. Not including the United States, which of the states below also claimed Texas?

• Spain

• Republic of Texas

• France

• Confederate States of America

• Mexico

If you chose ALL the answers in the last slide, you were correct!

Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the USA have all claimed Texas at one time or another!

Time Frame for each country...

• Spain - 1519-1685 and 1690-1821

• France - 1685-1690

• Mexico - 1821-1836

• Republic of Texas - 1836-1845

• United States of America - 1845-1861 and 1865-present

• Confederate States of America - 1861-1865

Poll

Below are four of the countries that claimed Texas. Which one claimed it for the longest?

• Spain

• Mexico

• Republic of Texas

• United States of America

If you chose Spain for having claimed Texas the longest, you would be correct!

297-302 years

Spain (1519-1685 and 1690-1821)

• Started at the end of the Reconquista

• European explorers began claiming parts for their countries

• Much of present day southwest United States, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean islands were claimed by Spain

• France planned to start a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi R. but missed it and accidently settled in Texas

• Spain didn't know immediately about France's colony

Mexico (1821-1836)

• After Mexico gained indpendence from Spain, Texas became a Mexican state

• Mexico welcomed settlers from the US and other places to settle in Texas in the hopes of settling the area

Republic of Texas (1836-1845)

• Texas fought for and won independence from Mexico after a war than lasted from Oct 1835-April 1836

• Texas had four presidents during it's time as an independent country

United States of America (1845-1861 and 1865-present)

• The US did not immediately annex Texas after it gained it's independence

• There were some people who did not want Texas to join the Us due to a variety of issues

• Texas officially became the 28th on Dec 29,1845

• When the Civil War ended, TX and the other states were eventually readmitted to the US

Poll

Below are the two remaining countries that once claimed Texas. Which one had the shortest claim?

• France

• Confederate States

You should have chosen the Confederate States as being the shortest claim for Texas.

1861-1865

Confederate States (1861-1865)

• Texas and ten other states seceded from the US

• When the war ended, the eleven states eventually rejoined the US

France (1685-1690)

While trying to locate the mouth of the Mississippi River, the French explorer Rene Robert Cavilier, Sieur de La Salle, settled on the Texas coast near present day Matagorda Bay.

Open Ended

All the countries that claimed Texas have impacted and influenced our state! What are some ways you can think of that Texas has been affected by countries that have claimed it? (Be sure to mention the country in your answer too!)