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Convention of 1824
The Texas residents would be angered by how the Anglo Americans in Texas would not be represented and how the constitution was never submitted as a vote of the people for ratification. -
Fredonian Rebellion
The Fredonian Rebellion was how Edwards forced his settlers who could not prove their ownership for both Anglo and Native Hispanics to move or at least pay him for their own land. This offended all of the older settlers and in the following year, Mexico cancelled their contract. -
Mier y Teran Report
The purpose of Mier y Teran's expedition was to observe the natural resources and the Indians, his purpose was also to discover the number and the attitudes of the Americans living in that area. The illness and muddy roads delayed the commission, and the general remained in East Texas until January 1829, they then started heading for Mexico City. -
Guerrero Decrel
The decree of outlawing slavery reached Texas on October 16 but was withheld its publication since it was considered to be a violation at the colonization laws, which guaranteed the settlers security for their persons and property. -
Law of April 6, 1830
The law had heavily enforced forbidding further introduction of slaves into Mexico and intended to suspend existing empresario contracts. This also prohibited immigration from the United States. -
Conflict of Anahucic
The arrest of the Anglo settlers William Travis and Patrick Jack was the primary issue in result
No was is not inevitable because the matter was resolved when Col. Jose de las Piedras removed Bradburn and turned over the Anglo American prisoners. -
Turtle Bayou Resolution
The Texans were supposed to support or descend the patriots fighting under Santa Anna who was struggling to defeat president Bustamante at the time. "They had just heard that the Federalist army had won a significant victory under the leadership of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna." So by taking advantage of the news, they decided to side with the Federalist cause by composing the Turtle Bayou Resolution. -
Battle of Velasco
The Battle is so significant because it was the first bloodshed in the relations between Texas and Mexico. -
Convention of 1832
This convection established a plan to organize a militia and the committees of vigilance, safety and the correspondence that could spread news quickly in case of emergency.
Extensions of the tariff exemptions were to permit more general immigration from the United States than the donation of the government lands for the maintenance of the primary schools. -
Convention of 1833
The meeting happened after the Convention of 1832 on April 1, the day of which Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had taken control of Mexico. Instead of fifty five delegates attending the meeting, there were fifty six. -
SFA Goes to Mexico City
Stephen F. Austin was supposed to go to Mexico City to deliver the petitions and argue for their approval. Austin then ended up getting arrested because of suspicion of trying to incite insurrection in Texas. -
Consultation
The options were debated for one side wanted to continue a diplomatic relation with Mexico, which was led by SFA. The other side wanted to immediately declare independence from Mexico.