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constitution of 1824
The anglo-americans in texas were not represented, and the constitution was never submitted to a vote of the people for ratication -
Mier Y report of 18
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. -
guerrco decree
The Guerrero Decree was when the president, Vicente Ramon Guerrero, created the Law of April 6, 1830. The law basically banned slavery and U. S. immigrants into Texas -
Feredonian rebellion of 1826
Was the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. The settlers, led by Empresario Haden Edwards, declared independence from Mexican Texas and created the Republic of Fredonia near Nacogdoches. -
Law of April 6,1830
he Law of April 6, 1830, said to be the same type of stimulus to the Texas Revolution that the Stamp Act was to the American Revolution, was initiated by Lucas Alamán y Escalada, Mexican minister of foreign relations, and was designed to stop the flood of immigration from the United States to Texas. -
conflict at anahuac
William B. Travis played a key role in the Anahuac Disturbances of 1832. Frank W. Johnson commanded Texan forces during the 1832 Battle of Anahuac. The Anahuac Disturbances were uprisings of settlers in and around Anahuac, Texas in 1832 and 1835 which helped to precipitate the Texas Revolution. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Was signed by settlers during the Anahuac Disturbances, which played a role in the secession of Texas from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Texas. -
Battle of Velasco
In an armed prelude to the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Velasco marked the first bloodshed in the then deteriorating relations between Texas and Mexico. -
The convention of 1832
It was the first political gathering of colonists in Mexican Texas. Delegates sought reforms from the Mexican government and hoped to quell the widespread belief that settlers in Texas wished to secede from Mexico. -
The Convention of 833
Was a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas, was a successor to the Convention of 1832, whose requests had not been addressed by the Mexican government. -
Stephen F. Austin goes to Mexico City
He set out shortly after the adjournment of the convention, and reached the capitol in time to see it the scene of confusion and intrigue. As his stay in Mexico was lengthy, and greatly prolonged by political events, it will be proper to refer to them in this place. -
The Consultation
A meeting of representatives of various districts of Texas was planned for the fall the 1835 at Columbia to discuss escalating friction with Mexico, and consider options for more autonomous rule for Texas.
