Tensions Anahuac

Tensions at Anahuac

•I Will. Analyze and explain the cause-and-effect relationship of the events that led to conflict
at Anahuac and Velasco using a graphic organizer

Poll

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Multiple Choice

Mier y Teran reported to the Mexican Government that Mexican Influence _______ as you moved Nortward and Eastward.

____________________

Mier y Terán informaron al gobierno mexicano que la influencia mexicana _______ a medida que uno se desplazaba hacia el norte y el este.

• decreased

• expanded
• increased
• remained the same

Hotspot

Where you can you find Palo Duro Canyon?

Hotspot

According to Mier y Teran, what area of Texas had the least amount of Mexican influence?

Multiple Choice

The State Colonization Law of 1825 did what?

• It restricted land ownership to only wealthy settlers.
• It mandated the removal of Native Americans from Texas.
• Encouraged Anglo settlers to come to Texas.

Multiple Choice

What was Stephen F. Austin famous for?

• Stephen F. Austin was known for his role in the American Revolution.
• Stephen F. Austin settled the First 300 Anglo families.

• Stephen F. Austin was famous for being a U.S. President.

Resolutions

Statements of a group’s
opinions.

Vocabulary

Compensation

The action or process of
awarding someone money for
loss or suffering.

Colonel Juan Davis Bradburn

•Although born in the United States, Bradburn was a loyal soldier of the Mexican
Army. He spoke fluent English and Spanish and thus made the perfect choice to
command the first customs post established under the Law of April 6, 1830.

•Bradburn arrived in Texas in the fall of 1830 to enforce the Law of April 6, 1830.
His troops built a fort at the mouth of the Trinity river on Galveston Bay near an
important trade route and immigration point.

•Bradburn quickly began to have problems with another Mexican official, Francisco
Madero.

Multiple Choice

Colonel Juan Davis Bradburn arrived in Texas to do what?

• Fight the Americans

• Stop Stephen F. Austin

• Enforce the Law of April 6, 1830

• None of the Above

BRADBURN

& MADERO TENSIONS GROW

Why was Madero in Texas? Francisco Madero was sent by the Mexican
government to issue land titles to settlers who had arrived BEFORE 1830.

What issue did Bradburn have with Madero? Bradburn believed that the titles
Madero issued violated the national government’s authority over land grants
along the coast.

What did Bradburn do? In February of 1831, Bradburn had Madero arrested.
Texans were upset when Madero was put in jail. In addition, Texans were upset that
Bradburn was ordered to disband the government of Liberty and moved to
Anahuac instead.

TENSIONS AT

ANAHUAC

The arrest of Madero and the removal of the government of Liberty angered the
people of Anahuac. Many residents complained that Bradburn had used their
slaves without compensation.

The arrival of customs official increased tensions and angered the people of
Anahuac.

George Fisher, the new customs official demanded that all ships landing in
Texas pay their customs duties in Anahuac. This rule required some shippers to
travel overland from Brazoria to Anahuac making the process extremely
inconvenient & difficult. Stephen F. Austin would write a letter to Bradburn calling
the process “Utterly impractical and their exaction is impossible.”

Multiple Choice

Why were tensions in Anahuac so high?

 

¿Por qué eran tan altas las tensiones en Anáhuac?

• New Taxes were added.

• Bradburn removed the local government.

• Madero removed the local government,

SPRING OF 1832

In the spring of 1832, new settlers, William B. Travis and Patrick jack began to

antagonize Bradburn .

Since arriving in Texas, Travis and Jack created a citizen militia. Although the militia
was created to defend against Native Americans, Bradburn was concerned about the
chance of violence.

Travis and Jack would often pester Bradburn with false rumors of an invasion from
Louisiana. Frustrated with both Travis and Jack, Bradburn placed William B.
Travis and Patrick Jack under arrest and held them for trial. This would anger
the Texas settlers.

TEXANS ATTACK
ANAHUAC FORT

● Patrick Jack’s brother (William) rallied the people

of Anahuac to support his brother who had just

been arrested by Colonel Bradburn.

● A force of 150 people marched towards the fort

at Anahuac. The angry Texans exchanged gunfire

with Mexican troops and even captured some

soldiers during the battle.

● The settlers of Liberty and Brazoria utilized the

moment to demand William B. Travis, Patrick

Jack and other prisoners be released.

SETTLERS STATE THEIR

DEMANDS

● Bradburn agreed to release his prisoners if the Texans would

release the captured soldiers and leave the fort.

● Although many left the area, some remained behind. Bradburn

saw this as a violation of the termsand did not release his
prisoners which angered the Texans even further.

● However, some Texans stated that they believed that Bradburn

never actually intended to release the prisoners.

THE TURTLE BAYOU

RESOLUTIONS

Vocabulary

A small military fight
between small bodies of
troops

Grievances

A complaint

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Skirmish

THE TURTLE BAYOU

RESOLUTIONS

● Fearing retribution from the attack on the Anahuac fort,

settlers sent John Austin to retrieve cannons from Brazoria

with the rest going to Turtle Bayou.

● Once there, the settlers drew a list of resolutions, or

statements of a group’s opinions.

● The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared that the events at

Anahuac WERE NOT a rebellion against Mexico. The

settlers stated that they were simply defending their rights and

the constitution.

● Although few Texans had an understanding of Mexican

politics, the resolutions also took sides in a civil war being
fought in Mexico. The settlers expressed support for General

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, who was trying to overthrow

President Anastacio Bustamante.

COLONEL JOSE DE LAS PIEDRAS

RESTORES PEACE

● Soon after the fight at Anahuac, Mexican Colonel Jose de las Piedras

arrived from Nacogdoches.

● To restore the peace, Piedras blamed Bradburn for the conflict with

the settlers and demanded that Bradburn be removed from his
post.

● In addition, Piedras also ordered all prisoners to be released.

Bradburn agreed and resigned from his post. With Bradburn gone,
the settlers felt that the threat to their freedoms was removed.

THE BATTLE

OF VELASCO

The Battle of Velasco is the first military conflict between
Mexico and Texas.

●Unaware that the conflict at Anahuac was over, John Austin’s

group loaded their cannon on a ship at Brazoria.

● Soon they reached Velasco near the mouth of the Brazos

River. Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea refused to allow the
settlers to pass so the Texas insurgents attacked Fort Velasco
on June 26, 1832.

●After three days, The Mexicans were forced to surrender

when the Mexicans ran out of ammunition and the Texas
colonists had won. Resistance towards Mexican authority
continued to grow in Texas every day.