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Road to Texas Revolution
Key Terms
Key Terms
Delegate
A person appointed or elected to represent others
Delegate
Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience
Purposefully not following certain laws, as a peaceful form of protest.
Note: This picture is from the 1960's Civil Rights Movement not the time of the TX Revolution
Anglo
a white, English-speaking American
Anglo
Repeal
Removal or reversal of a law
Repeal
Siege
a military blockade of a city or fortress
Siege
Fredonian
Rebellion
1826 - Fredonian Rebellion
- The Mexican Government canceled the Edwards' brothers land grants.
- This sparked voting and land disputes that led the Edwards' brothers to attempt to form their own government separate from Mexico.
- This was the first real act of civil disobedience in Texas.
Haden and Benjamin Edwards
The Edwards Brothers
Empresarios from the United States whose land grants were eventually canceled by the Mexican Government.
Mier y Teran
Col. Mier Y Teran
Sent to Texas by the Mexican government to look into rumors of a growing rebellion.
1827 - Mier y Teran Report
- He warned that unless the Mexican government took immediate actions, settlers were going to rebel.
- He reported that there were too many anglos in Texas. The ratio of anglos to Mexicans was 10 to 1.
- Teran suggested that more troops should be placed in Texas around anglo settlements.
Law of April 6, 1830
Passed as a result of the Mier y Teran Report
- No immigration allowed from the United States
- All unfilled empresario grants are canceled
- No more slaves can be brought into Mexico (Texas)
- Established new forts
- Tariffs on all U.S. goods coming into Texas
Law of April 6, 1830
The Law of April 6, 1830 was the turning point in relations between the Texans and the Mexican Government.
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
- Colonists were loyal to Mexico
- Supported Santa Anna
- Loyal to the Constitution of 1824
1832 - Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Events in 1832-1833
1832-1833
Santa Anna
Santa Anna
- Santa Anna overthrew the Mexican President Bustamente and became the new president.
- He believed the Federal Government should hold ALL the power and did not support States Rights.
Convention of 1832
56 delegates met to discuss reforms (changes) needed in Texas.
Convention of 1832
Convention of 1833
Convention of 1833
After the reforms went unanswered by Mexico from the Convention of 1832, another convention was held.
Stephen F Austin was picked to go to Mexico City to plead their case and ask for reforms.
Events in 1834-1835
1834 - 1835
- Stephen F Austin wrote a letter while in Mexico and sent it to San Antonio encouraging them to set up their own government to make decisions for Texas.
- He believed he was seeking reforms in Texas but the Mexican government believed he was calling Texas to rebel.
- Santa Anna had Austin arrested.
- This really angered Texans
Austin's Arrest
Santa Anna repealed (canceled) the law that banned immigration from the United States.
Angry about taxes placed on goods at the Port at Anahuac but not enforced at other ports, Andrew Briscoe protested. Mexican leaders had him arrested.
Martín Perfecto de Cos went to Texas to find those disloyal to Mexico
The Boiling Point
Consultation
Texas leaders set up a temporary government in Texas to address issues they had with the Mexican government.
Stephen Austin warned that Texans needed to be ready to defend themselves once the Consultation began.