Chapter 8 Notes
EVENT:
WHEN?
WHO?
WHERE?
WHAT?
Fredonian Revolt
December 16,
1836
Haden Edwards
Benjamin Edwards
20-30 Armed settlers
Nacogdoches
Republic of
Fredonia
Revolted against Mexican
government
Created the Republic of Fredonia
Mexican army responds and ends
the revolt.
Mier y Teran Report
1828
Inspection party led by
General Manuel de Mier y
Teran
Sent to East
Texas
Found Anglos outnumbered Mexicans
5 to 1
Recommended Mexico act or Texas
would be “Lost Forever”
Law of April 6, 1830
April 6, 1830
Mexican Government
Texas Settlers
Texas/Mexico
Stops US immigration,
Suspended contracts
Encourages European and Mexican
settlement, set up forts,
Discouraged foreign trade
Anahuac
May 1832
Bradburn
Texan colonist
Anahuac
Bradburn arrests Travis and
Jack, 160 settlers marched
To Anahuac, Bradburn agreed to
release prisoners if settlers retreated,
but did not release prisoners until after
the Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Turtle Bayou
Resolutions
June 13, 1832
Settlers and Mexican
Government
Mexico & Texas
Turtle Bayou
Declared loyalty to Mexico and
support for Santa Anna
Battle of Velasco
June 26, 1832
Col. Urgartechea- Mexico
John Austin’s Group-Texas
Velasco
Mexico ran out of ammunition and
surrendered; Texians won
Convention of 1832
October 1, 1832
58 delegates
(Includes Stephen F. Austin
and Sam Houston)
San Felipe
Colonists requests:
Texas be made a separate
Mexican state, immigration be from
the US be allowed, more protection
from Native Americans, slavery be
made legal.
Resolutions were written, but not
presented
Convention of 1833
April 1, 1833
Delegates
San Felipe
Austin arrested
November 1833
Austin Mexican officials
Arrested in
Saltillo Mexico
City
Adopted similar resolutions as 1832.
Wrote a constitution for the
separate Mexican state of Texas.
Austin took the resolutions to
Mexico City.
Austin’s letters had been
intercepted and Austin imprisoned
Austin released
Christmas 1834
July 11, 1835
Stephen F. Austin
Mexico City
Vera Cruz-Texas
Austin was released, but had to stay
in Mexico City,
He is later allowed to return to
Texas
Anahuac
1835
Captian Antonio Tenorio,
Anderw Briscoe
Anahuac
Briscoe led settlers to revolt against
customs duties. Briscoe arrested
which caused dislike towards
Mexico in TX.
Cos arrests disloyal
1835
General Cos Texans
(Zavala, Travis, Johnson,
Williams)
Texas
Cos says he’ll arrest anyone who is
disloyal to Mexico
Consultation
October 15, 1835 Peace Party
War Party
Stephen F. Austin
Washington-onthe-Brazos
The settlers wanted to discuss the
situation. Austin supports the
convention (which upsets the
Peace Party.) The Consulation will
discuss peaceful and non-peaceful
solutions