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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule A group of men came together in the summer of July 4,1776 to find ways to become independent from Great Britain. -
Fredonian Rebellion
The 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 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. -
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. -
The Texas Revolution
the texas revolution is in october 2 april 21 1835 and 1836 is putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of mexico -
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. -
Capture of San Antonio
In October-December of 1835, rebellious Texans (who referred to themselves as “Texians”) laid siege to the city of San Antonio de Béxar, the largest Mexican town in Texas. ... After about a month and a half of siege, the Texians attacked in early December and accepted the Mexican surrender on December 9. -
Siege of the Alamo
The Alamo, as drawn in 1854. The Siege of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) describes the first thirteen days of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas and surrounded the Alamo Mission. -
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. -
Runaway Scrape
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. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto (Spanish: Batalla de San Jacinto), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. ... Sam Houston became a national celebrity, and the Texans' rallying cries from events of the war, "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad. -
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. -
mier y teran report
Jun 15, 2010 - José Manuel Rafael Simeón de Mier y Terán, Mexican general, was born in In his report on the commission, Mier y Terán recommended that
