Road to Revolution

Conflict near Nacogdoches over Hayden Edwards land titles being cancelled

• Battle of velasco

• Turtle Bayou

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Anahuac

This informed Mexico that the US had great influence in East TX. 10 US settlers for every 1 Tejano.

• Myer y Terran Report

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Convention of 1832

• Constitution of 1824

People who took over in Mexico in 1829 that believed all decisions should be made by the National Government.

• Federalists

• Centralists

• Constitutionalists

• Santa Anna

People who wrote the Constitution of 1824 and believed States (Coahuila y Tejas) should share power with the national government.

• Santa Anna

• Constitutionalists

• Centralists

• Federalists

This ended slavery in all of Mexico except TX (where all the slaves were).

• Stephen F Austin

• Constitution 1824

• Guerrero Decree

• Law of April 6, 1830

This law Made US immigration illegal, started collecting Custom Duties (taxes on imported goods), and even Tejanos hated it. But Stephen F Austin urged his colonists to be loyal

• Constitution 1824

• Law of April 6th, 1830

• Guerrero Decree

• US Constitution

Built by Mexican soldiers to enforce the Law of April 6th, 1830.

• Fort at Anahuac

• Velasco

• Turtle Bayou

• San Antonio de Valero

Their arrest sparks the Conflict at Anahuac.

• Sam Houston

• Santa Anna

• Patrick Jack and William Barrett Travis (Smugglers)

• Father Hidalgo

Commander at Anahuac that refused to release the Texas prisoners even after the Texans released the Mexican Soldiers.

• Santa Anna

• Juan Davis Bradburn

• Benjamin Edwards

• Constitution of 1824

Texans Stated that 1 they were not rebelling against Mexico. 2 They wanted to go back to the Const of 1824. 3. Wanted their prisoners released. and 4 Supported Santa Anna becomming the next President of Mexico.

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Convention of 1832

• San Antonio