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declaration of indpendence
ohn Adams refused to celebrate July 4th as Independence Day
The Declaration of Independence wasn't signed on July 4, 1776
Richard Henry Lee proposed the bill for independence
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Fredonian Rebellion
December 21, 1826 January 23, 1827 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
The 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 -
Mier y Terán report
1828 Mier y Terán Report After the Fredonian Rebellion, the Mexican government sent General Manuel Mier y Terán A well respected commander, to go and investigate what was happening. He made it clear Mexico needs to get in control of Texa The Mexican government wanted to make Texas less appealing to colonists. -
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.Nov 13 2014 -
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 , and the war was a decent war and lasted almost 2 days . -
siege of the alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio that was fought between February 23, 1836 March 6, 1836 by Mexican forces of about 4000 under President General Santa Anna against a handful of 180 American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico -
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 March 6, 1836 -
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. -
mascaer of galiad
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 -
battle of jacinto city
On April 21, 1836, during Texas' war for independence from Mexico the Texas militia under Sam Houston launched a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto near present day Houston Texas -
tredi of valsco
The Treaties of Velasco were two documents signed at Velasco, 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
