The Road to the Revolution – Chapter 9
Fill-In Note Sheet
Differences Arise:
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Some settlers established their own :
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Some settlers:
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States Rights:
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Mexico’s Constitution of
– Established
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– Placed the province of Texas in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas
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concerns increased hostilities.
Edwards Brothers:
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In 1825
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Required to honor previous land grants-but many did not have proof.
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After a bogus election the Governor reversed the election decision and took away the land grant.
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Edwards
received a very large land grant in eastern Texas-near Nacogdoches.
with the Cherokees.
Fredonian Rebellion :
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Occured near
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Edwards and followers formed the
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Stephen Austin’s milita joined the Mexican government’s troops to defeat the
in 1826.
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An Attempt to Purchase Texas:
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Mexican officials feared that the
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In 1826 U.S. president
had secret ties with the U.S.
sent Joel Poinsett to Mexico with an offer buy all or part of Texas
The Mier y Teran Report:
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An increasing number of settlers from the U.S. the
and the offer to buy Texas fueled
concerns of the Mexican nationalists.
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Mexico sent
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, a commander in the Mexican army, to investigate the conditions in Texas.
reported that the Anglo settlers outnumbered the Mexican settlers 10 to 1.
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Noted that the United States influence was growing in Texas.
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Mexican President
responded by attempting to make Texas less attractive for future
colonists.
The Law of April 6, 1830:
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Purpose was to
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Outlawed
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from the U.S. to Texas and canceled all empresarial grants that had not been
fulfilled.
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This law also included other
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designed to slow Anglo American immigration:
could no longer be brought in work the fields
– New forts and presidios were built to stop illegal immigration
– A
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was placed on all goods entering Texas from the U.S.
The government encouraged Mexican and European settlers to relocate to Texas-the law of
even provided land and money for these settlers
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This law upset and alarmed Anglo Texans
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The law also raised questions within the Mexican government.
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Increased the tensions between
governments.
Bitter Division:
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The
marked a turning point in the relationship between the Texas colonists and the Mexican
Government.
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Mexican troops were sent to Texas to collect
.
– Texans were upset at the presence
and the
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Santa Anna:
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President Bustamante was ignoring the
– This upset many Anglo-Americans and Mexicans living in Texas.
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Santa Anna claimed he was not a
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He staged a revolution to oust President Bustamante.
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Stephen F. Austin helped to convince the Mexican government that the Texans were in
.
of
.
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Santa Anna lied and was actually a
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– He wanted all power centralized in himself, not in
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Turtle Bayou Resolutions:
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Settlers sent John Austin to Brazoria to bring back a
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Turtle Bayou Resolutions
– Colonists pledged their loyalty to
and
– Remember: Santa Anna was a
.
.
posing as a
!
Battle of Velasco:
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has the cannon and he’s on his way back to Brazoria.
– He and his men sail down the
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They arrive in
River toward the
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– Colonel Urgartechea
to let the men pass through Velasco with the
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– Fighting breaks out!
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time
and
troops fire at one another.
Convention of 1832:
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Texans met in
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Texans pledge their
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Called for a
and drafted a set of resolutions.
for the Constitution of 1824.
of the Law of April 6, 1830 and the customs duty.
– Repeal:
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Wanted to
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Wanted the Mexican government to
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Established a plan to create a
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Donate government lands for
U.S. immigration to Texas.
the state of Coahuila y Tejas and grant Texas
.
schools.
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Convention of 1833:
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Same proposals at the Convention of 1832 EXCEPT they drafted a new
– Mexican state of
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To the Mexican government, this looked like an act of
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SFA is in Mexico:
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SFA leaves for Mexico to take the new
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1833 – impatient SFA wrote a letter to his fellow Texans.
to the Mexican government.
– The letter suggested the Texans establish a
state government.
– New state government would make Texas
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from Coahuila but still a part of Mexico.
SFA meets with Santa Anna
– Santa Anna
– Promised
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the immigration law
immigrants from the U.S.
taxes on goods imported from the U.S.
separate statehood for Texas.
SFA Arrested!
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Austin’s letter to the Texans was
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He was accused of
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He was imprisoned in Mexico City for a year and never received a trial.
Conflict Escalates:
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Texans soon found out that Santa Anna was a centralist and not a nationalist.
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He had a new constitution written that placed all the
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To squash any rebellion that might take place in Texas, Santa Anna sent
in his hands!
to watch over
Texas.
Battle of Gonzales:
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General Urgartechea hears there is a 6 pound
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Texans refused to return the cannon.
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When the Mexican army arrived, the Texans
in the town of Gonzales.
on the Mexicans forcing them to
Antonio.
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This battle showed that the Texans were willing to use
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The Battle of Gonzales is the battle that
the revolution!
Siege of Bexar (San Antonio):
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Texans
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Texans believed the crisis was
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Santa Anna had other ideas!
the city of San Antonio from General Cos.
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if necessary.
to San