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Period: 1826 BCE to 1827 BCE
Freedonian Rebellion
The Fredonian Rebellion was a dispute between the Mexican government and the Edwards brothers,Haden and Benjamin. Haden Edwards received his empresarial grant on April 14,1825. It entitled him to settle as many as 800 families in a broad area around Nacogdoches in eastern Texas.Two Americans, Haden Edwards and his brother,had undertaken to make settlements on a land grant in E Texas around Nacogdoches.The Fredonian Rebellion was the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. -
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Decloration of independence
While the Declaration of Independence was adopted and finalized on July 4, 1776, the majority of the other signers actually signed it on August 2, 1776. This is for a few reasons, mainly because it took nearly two weeks after it was endorsed for the document to be “engrossed” (written on parchment in clear handwriting) and New York’s delegates didn’t receive authorization to sign until July 9, 1776. -
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Mier y teran Repart
As the population in Texas from the United States swelled, Mexican authorities grew increasing nervous. In 1827, the Mexican government sent General Manuel de Mier y Terán to investigate the situation. He warned that unless the Mexican government took timely measures, settlers were certain to rebel. -
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The law of april 6,1830
The Law of April 6, 1830, was designed to stop the flood of immigration from the United States to Texas. The law was a result of the Mier y Teran Report's fourteen recommendations about stopping the colonization of Texas by Mexicans and Europeans, encouraging military occupation, and stimulating coastal trade. -
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Turtle Bayou Resolution
On June 13, 1832, a group of Anglo-American settlers adopted a resolution called the Turtle Bayou Resolution. This stated that they were loyal to Mexico and were not rebelling. They declared that they were supporting Santa Anna who was a very popular leader trying to overthrow Anastasio Bustamante. -
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Battle of Gonzalez
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army soldiers. -
Runaway scrape
The Runaway Scrape is the period in early 1836 generally beginning with the Siege and Fall of the Alamo and ending with the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21. It was a period of terror and panic among the settlements of Texas, as Santa Anna and the Mexican armies swept eastward from San Antonio, virtually unopposed. -
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Siege of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege fought from February 23 1836 and March 6, 1836 between a handful of 180 American rebels, fighting for Texan independence from Mexico, who were in the Alamo against Mexican forces of about 4000, under President General Santa Anna. -
Massacre of Goliad
The Goliad massacre was an event of the Texas Revolution that occurred on March 27, 1836, following the Battle of Coleto; 425-445 prisoners of war from the Texian Army of the Republic of Texas were killed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Texas. Among those killed was commander Colonel James Fannin. -
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Treaty of Velasco
The Treaties of Velasco were two documents signed at Velasco, Texas (now Surfside Beach, Texas) on May 14, 1836, between Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna of Mexico and the Republic of Texas, in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The signatories were Interim President David G. -
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Battle of San Jacinto
On April 21, 1836, during Texas’ war for independence from Mexico, the Texas militia under Sam Houston (1793-1863) launched a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) at the Battle of San Jacinto, near present-day Houston, Texas. The Mexicans were thoroughly routed, and hundreds were taken prisoner, including Santa Anna. In exchange for his freedom, Santa Anna signed a treaty recognizing Texas’ independence. -
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Capture of San Antonio
The siege of San Antonio became the first major campaign of the Texas Revolution. From October until early December 1835 an army of Texan volunteers laid siege to a Mexican army in San Antonio de Béxar.