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Fredonian Rebellion
The Fredonian Rebellion was an effort by the Haden Edwards and his brother declaring that Mexico could no longer control their area(Nacogdoches). The rebellion was stopped by Stephen F. Austin -
Mier y Teran Report
The Mier y Teran Report was a report commissioned by the Mexican government to investigate the conditions in North Texas. Gen.Manuel Mier y Teran reported that there were more Algelo-American living in the area than Mexicans (10:1). The report also stated that colonist were ignoring the laws restricting slavery in texas -
Decree of April 6, 1830
The law of April 6 was passed in response to the Mier y Teran Report. The law banned Angelo immigration, canceled unfulfilled empresario grants, encourage European immigration, banned slavery, and imposed taxes on goods coming into Texas from the US. -
Anahuac
In 1832, Texian anger at Colonel Bradburn's efforts to enforce the law would boil into an armed conflict that many consider the opening skirmishes of the Texas Revolution. -
Convention of 1832
The Convention of 1832 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. -
Turtle Boyou Resolutions
The Turtle Boyou Resolution was a resolution drafted by the citizens of Anahuac aligning themselves and supporting the Federalist movement led by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. This resolution persuaded Mexican officials to release William B. Travis from jail. -
Election of Santa Anna
Santa Anna was elected president in 1833, winning by a landslide (People). Santa Anna personally led the army into Texas to squelch the revolution. He carried out a "take-no-prisoners" policy having everyone killed at the Alamo and at Goliad. -
Convention of 1833
The Convention of 1833 (April 1–13, 1833), 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. ... Delegates also requested customs exemptions and asked that a ban on immigration into Texas be lifted. -
Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
Believing that he was pushing for Texas independence and suspect that he was trying to incite insurrection, Austin was arrested by the Mexican government in January 1834 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. He was taken to Mexico City and imprisoned. -
The Consultation
The Consultation served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas from November 1835 to March 1836 during the Texas Revolution.
