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Mier y Teran Report
The Mexican government sent General Manuel Mier y Teran to investigate the situation. He warned that if the Mexican government didn't take timely mesures the settlers are sure to rebel. -
Fredonian Rebellion
Happened in Nacogdoches. The settlers declared independence from Mexican Texas. -
Decree of April 6, 1830
It was said to be a type of stimulus to the Texas Revolution that the Stamp Act was to the American Revolution. -
Anahuac
In 1832 and 1835, upset those who wanted to mantain status quo with Mexican authorities and thus helped to partisapate in Texas Revolution. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Anglo-Americans settlers opposed to rule of Mexican commander John Davis Bradburn fled from Anahuac north to the crossing on Turtle Bayou near James Taylor White's ranchhouse. -
Election of Santa Anna
In 1833, Santa Anna was elected president, winning by a landside. Santa Anna personally led the army into Texas to squelch the revolution. -
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Convention of 1832 and 1833
The 1832 convention was the first political gathering of colonists in Mexican Texas. Delegates wanted reforms from the Mexican government and to quiet the widespread rumors that settlers in Texas want to secede (separate) from Mexico. -
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. -
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The Consultation
The Consultation served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas from November 1835 to March 1836 during the Texas Revolution. Tensions rose in Texas during early 1835 as throughout Mexico federalists began to oppose the increasingly centralist policies of the government.
