Causes of the Texas Revolution Timeline

1826

The fredonian rebellion

The Fredonian Rebellion was a dispute between the Mexican government and the Edwards brothers. Haden and Benjamin. Haden, one of the Edwards Brothers, was a Pioneer settler from Texas and a land speculate as well. He later received his land grant on April 14, 1825, and allowed him to take as many as 800 families to Nacogdoches East Texas. As soon as Haden reached Nacogdoches on September 25, 1825, he posted 'notices' on every nook and cranny of the streets to previous landowners telling them that they would have to show him evidence and proof of their claims or they would have no choice but to forfeit or be deprived of landowning and they would have to give up their land to new settlers. When the older settlers witnessed this, they were feisty.

//The Fredonian Rebellion//

Name: Haden Edwards

Occupation: Empresario

Haden Edward's empresarial grant

1826

Fredonian Rebellion

1827-1828

The Mier y Teran report

In his report on the commission, Mier y Terán recommended that strong measures be taken to stop the United States from acquiring Texas. He suggested additional garrisons surrounding the settlements, closer trade ties with Mexico, and the encouragement of more Mexican and European settlers. - 4:1 ratio from Anglo-American settlers to Mexico. In 1827, President Guadalupe Victoria told him to lead boundary expeditions into Texas to explore the different types of natural resources, and the American Indians that lived there. due to underlying disease and muddy roads, that delayed y Teran from going into Texas, and he in turn stayed there for over a year, until 1829. Y Teran wrote a report about why he strongly recommended that strong measures were to be taken to stop the U.S. from possessing land in Texas. Y Teran's report also aligned with the Law of April 6, 1830, which , in one of the articles, said that Mexico abolished slavery and that slavery should be banned.

General don Manuel de Mier y Teran

The Mier Teran Report, Manuel de Mier Ty Teran, CDR. GEN..to Raymond Musquiz, Political Chief of Dept, of Bexar

1827-ish

Mier y Teran Report

1829-1830

centralist take control of Mexico

In April 1830, centralists passed a law of which they came to power. They took over Mexico, but not for long. The Mexican government was mad and so they, in turn, banned the sue of slavery throughout the Anglo-American colonies.

Lucas Alaman

1829-ish

Centralists dominate Mexico

1830

Law of April 6, 1830

In response to the Mier y Teran Report, they banned immigration from the US to Texas and made it illegal to bring over slaves in Texas. The law also suspended unfilled empresario contracts. The Law of April 6, 1830 was said to be the same type of stimulus to the Texas Revolution in which the Stamp Act was to the American Revolution. A man that went by the name Lucas Alamán y Escalada, a Mexican minister, was determined to but an end to immigration from the U.S. to Texas. The Law of April 6, 1830 was designed to end the flow of immigration from the U.S. to Texas. Y Teran wanted to introduce military occupation, and trigger Coastal trade within the area.

Law of April 6, 1830

1830

Law of April 6, 18

1832

Battle of Velasco

A one-day battle was the first military conflict between the Texians and the Mexican Government in the Texas Revolution. It began when the Texian Militia attacked Fort Velasco. It was fought at fort Velasco and was won by Texas. The Battle of Velasco was a preliminary to the Texas Revolution. People like Henry Smith and John Austin were in charge of Texans who had gone to places like Brazoria to safeguard and defend a cannon for use against the Mexican governmental and political authorities at Anahuac. Henry Smith, aka the first pure-blood American Governor for the Mexican-dominated territory of Texas, a delegate for the Convention of 1833, and served in battles such as the Battle of the Alamo, Gonzalaes, San Jacinto, and Goliad.

1832

Battle of Velasco

1829 (ish) july

Turtle Bayou Resoulutions

Rebels articulated. Generated ideas and dreams of making resolutions that abided by the Texas revolutionary movement.

The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared that the events at Anahuac were a rebellion against Mexico. The settlers who drew up the Turtle Bayou Resolutions supported Santa Anna, who was trying to overthrow President Bustamante. After Bradburn resigned, the settlers felt that their freedom was threatened.

1832, history.

1832-ish

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

1833

Santa Anna Becomes President

In 1833, he won the election to the presidency of the independent republic of Mexico by an overwhelming popular majority. His dedication to the ideal of a democratic role proved weak, though, and he proclaimed himself dictator in 1835.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

1833

Santa Anna be comes president

1834

Conventions of '32 and '33

Colonists expressed the grievances they had for their colonies and petitioned the Mexican Government (or rather beseeched) the government for ways to serve their colony. The Convection of 1832 was composed of 55 delegates none of whom were Tejano, representing 16 districts of Texas.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

1834

conventions of 1832-1833

1834, july

Austin is Arrested

Stephen F. Austin was arrested in January of 1834 in Coahuila, Mexico. He was charged with treason and tax embezzlement. As a result of an inflammatory letter he wrote while.

1832, history.

1834-ish

Austin gets arrested