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Causesof the Texas Revolution
Causes of the Texas Revolution
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Mier y Terán
Anahuac settlers gathered at Turtle Bayou because of the disturbance at Anahuac. John Austin was sent to retrieve a cannon to be brought back from Brazoria and drafted resolutions that stated that they pledged their continued loyalty to Mexico under the Constitution of 1824. Santa Anna seemed to support the Constitution of 1824. This event resulted in Colonel Jose de las Piedras ordering the release of William B. Travis and Patrick Jack from jail. Bradburn was dismissed from his command.
In 1828, the Mexican government sent Gen. Manuel Mier y Terán to investigate the conditions in northern Texas. He found that the Anglo-Americans outnumbered Mexicans 10 to 1. The report resulted in the Law of April 6.
Fredonian Rebellion
Law of April 6, 1830
In 1828, the Mexican government sent Mier y Terán to report on the new immigrants moving into Texas. He reported concerns about the Anglo Americans. This resulted in the Law of April 6 which outlawed immigration from the U.S. to Texas and canceled all empresarial grants that had not been fulfilled. It did encourage European immigration. Slaves could no longer be brought into Mexico to work, and they placed customs duties on all goods entering Texas from the U.S.
In 1826, in Nacogdoches, a group of Texans formed the Fredonian Republic led by the Edwards Brothers, claimed the area was no longer under Mexican control. Stephen F. Austin sided with the Mexican government and marched to Nacogdoches to help stop the rebellion. It ended quickly.