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Declaration of independence
America's Founding Documents Declaration of Independence Transcript. The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives MuseumIn Congress, July -
Mier y Teran Report
Mier y Teran was sent on a fact finding mission if the government did not act quickly they would lose their territory (February 18, 1789 — July 3, 1832), -
Fredonian Rebellion
on April 1825 Haden Edwards receives his impresario grant from the Mexican government. if settlers couldn't prove they owned land in haden's area he would kick them out.the Mexican government revoked him. Haden wants to rebel against the government. haden did go into battle and won. <Date December 21,1826 to january,31,1827. -
law of April 6, 1830
All immigration from united states would end no more impresarios for Americans no new slaves could be brought to Texas a tax or custom duty must be paid on all trade goods from united states soldiers would be sent into Texas to enforce these laws. -
Turtle bayou Resolution
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed by settlers during the Anahuac Disturbances, which played a role in the secession of [the US] from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Fredonia. Shortly afterwards, the Anglo-Americans brought enough intimidation to bear on the Mexican garrison that Mexico decided to pack up and withdraw. The rebels had won a temporary victory -
San antonio
The Texan Army captures San Antonio. Inspired by the spirited leadership of Benjamin Rush Milam, the newly created Texan Army takes possession of the city of San Antonio, an important victory for the Republic of Texas in its war for independence from Mexico. Milam was born in 1788 in Frankfort, Kentucky. -
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. ... On October 1, settlers voted to initiate a fight. GONZALES, BATTLE OF. When Domingo de Ugartechea, military commander in Texas, received word that the American colonists of Gonzales refused to surrender a small cannon that had been given that settlement in 1831 -
Mascar 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. -
Runaway scrape
The Runaway Scrape events took place mainly between September 1835 and April 1836, and were the evacuations by Texas residents fleeing the Mexican Army of Operations during the Texas Revolution, from the Battle of the Alamo through the decisive Battle of San Jacinto. -
Battle of san jacionto
The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. -
Siege of Alamo
In December 1835, in the early stages of Texas' war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan or Texian volunteers led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam overwhelmed the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort, seizing control of San Antonio. -
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.