The Mexican troops launch the first wave of their assault on the Alamo Mission near modern day San Antonio, Texas.

When Mexican forces arrived in Gonzales, they found the militia armed with firearms the cannon and a banner that read come and take it. Significantly outnumbered the solduers were routed with one shot of the cannon one shot that won the battle. One shot that started the revolution.

Sam Houston leads his troops to victory against General Santa Anna's forces, who have set up camp in a vulnerable spot. Because the Texians were familiar with the terrain, which had many thick oak groves separated by marshes, and were in a location with strong cover against fire, they were able to win the battle so quickly and with much fewer losses. The clip mentions facts about the battle, including that Santa Anna's forces were defeated in just 18 minutes.

This clip details the history of the 28th state of the United States, Texas, and includes several fun facts about it. The clip describes the Texan fight for independence from Mexico and how the state's unofficial motto, Don't Mess with Texas, was originally a slogan for an anti-litter campaign. It also includes details about the Texas economy and how much it contributes to the entire United States economy.

As the dust settled on Mexico the threat of filibustering persisted and so the new government under the presidency of Guadalupe, Victoria. He sought to address the issue with general colonization law of 1824.The Empresario system that sought to turn American filibusters into mexican citizens. Empresarios on the behalf of thr Mexican goverment would be recruited to sell Texan land to immigrants at low prices and the empresario themselves were paid in land