The Road to RevolutionChapter 9, Section 1

Review

• What is Manifest Destiny?• Why did most Anglo settlers come to Texas?• What did Spain want Anglo settlers to agree to

in order to live in Texas?• What was Stephen F. Austin’s contribution to

Texas?• Who gained control of Texas in 1821?

Differences Arise

• Some settlers established their own :– Newspapers– schools

• Some settlers: – Kept their own customs– Did not become Catholic

• Mexican government officials worried that colonists were becoming too independent

States Rights

• Mexico’s Constitution of 1824– Established states rights (Mexico’s previous gov’t was

based on more federal power)– Placed the province of Texas in the Mexican state of

Coahuila y Tejas• Nationalist concerns increased hostilities • Many officials felt power belonged to the national government• Nationalists worried that a growing U.S. population would

encourage colonists to seize Texas and join U.S.

State Colonization Law of 1825

• Allowed other empresarios to receive land grants in Texas

• By 1830 Texas had a population of almost 20,000

Edwards Brothers

• In 1825 Haden Edwards received a very large land grant in eastern Texas-near Nacogodoches

• Required to honor previous land grants-but many did not have proof

• After a bogus election the Governor reversed the election decision and took away the land grant

• Edwards negotiated a treaty with the Cherokees

Fredonian Rebellion

• Occured near Nacogdoches in 1826-and made many Mexican nationalist leaders feel as though their fear that Texas settlers were trying to take Texas were real

• Edwards and followers formed the Fredonian Republic and claimed the area was no longer under Mexican control

• Stephen Austin’s milita joined the Mexican government’s troops to defeat the Fredonians

• Conflict ended quickly in January of 1827

An Attempt to Purchase Texas

• Mexican officials feared that the settlers had secret ties with the U.S.

• In 1826 U.S. president John Quincey Adams sent Joel Poinsett to Mexico with an offer buy all or part of Texas for $1 million dollars

The Mier y Teran Report

• An increasing number of settlers from the U.S. the Fredonian Rebellion, and the offer to buy Texas fueled concerns of the Mexican nationalists

• Mexico sent Manuel Meir y Teran, a commander in the Mexican army, to investigate the conditions in Texas

Mier y Teran Report

• Teran reported that the Anglo settlers outnumbered the Mexican settlers 10 to 1

• Noted that the United States influence was growing in Texas

• Mexican President Vicente Guerrero responded by attempting to make Texas less attractive for future colonists

The Law of April 6, 1830

• Purpose was to control Texas colonists • Outlawed immigration from the U.S. to Texas and

canceled all empresarial grants that had not been fulfilled

• This law also included other provisions designed to slow Anglo American immigration:– Slaves could no longer be brought in work the fields– New forts and presidios were built to stop illegal

immigration– A customs duty was placed on all goods entering Texas

from the U.S.