Chapter 9

The Road The Road to to

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The Road to Revolution

1. Fredonian Rebellion

2. United States offers to buy Texas

3. The Mier y Teran Report

4. The Law of April 6, 1830

5. Anahuac

6. Turtle Bayou Resolution

7. The Battle of Velasco

8. Conventions of 1832 and 1833

9. Stephen F Austin Arrested

10.Anahuac (part 2)

Fredonian Rebellion1826

• Empresario Haden Edwards tries to kick people off his land

• Mexico takes his land grant away

• Haden and Benjamin Edwards take over the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches and declare Texas the Fredonian Republic

• Mexican soldiers put down the rebellion with the help of Austin’s militia

United States Offers to Buy Texas1826

• Joel Poinsett travels to Mexico from U.S. and offers to buy Texas– Mexico is offended

and refuses to sell

The Mier y Teran Report1828

• Mexico sends General Mier y Teran to investigate conditions in Texas– Anglos outnumber Mexicans

10 to 1– Strong US influence– Settlers not following laws

• Recommends changes that would help Mexico get Texas under control

Law of April 6, 1830

• Outlawed immigration from the US to Texas

• Cancelled all empresarial grants that had not been fulfilled

• Outlawed bringing slaves to Texas

• Established new presidios (forts) in Texas

• Placed customs duties on all goods entering Texas from the US

Anahuac1832

• William B Travis and Patrick Jack are arrested by Mexican Colonel Bradburn for interfering with enforcing the Law of April 6, 1830

• 150 settlers assemble and demand their release

Turtle Bayou Resolution1832

• Settlers write resolution while John Austin goes to get cannons to attack Bradburn– Only fighting against

Bradburn– Pledged support for

Mexico– Pledged support for

Santa Anna who supported the Constitution of 1824

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The Battle of Velasco1832

• John Austin was stopped by Mexican soldiers at Velasco on his way back to Anahuac with the cannons

• Fighting broke out and Mexican troops were forced to surrender after running out of ammunition

– While J. Austin was away Colonel Piedras arrived and relieved Bradburn of command and released Travis and Jack

Conventions of 1832 and 1833

• Wanted a repeal of the Law of April 6, 1830

• Wanted an extension of the tax exemption

• Wanted protection from Native Americans and creation of public schools

• Wanted Coahila y Tejas to be divided into two separate states– Sent Stephen F Austin to

Mexico City to deliver resolutions

Stephen F Austin Arrested1833

• SFA met with Santa Anna and he agreed to most of the settlers requests– Except separate statehood

• On his return home SFA was arrested

– A letter he had written while in Mexico City had been intercepted and read by Santa Anna

– SFA was never charged with a crime but remained in prison for over a year

Anahuac (part 2)1835

• Two settlers were arrested for disrespecting the new commander of Anahuac, Captain Tenorio

• William B Travis and 25 others attacked and captured Anahuac– Santa Anna sent his

brother-in-law, Martin Perfecto de Cos to Texas to enforce his laws and put down any rebellion