Texas Road to Revolution

What issue started the Fredonian Rebellion?

• land title disputes
• food supply disputes
• housing disputes
• boundary disputes

What was the main purpose of the Law of April 6th 1830?

• Stop US immigration to Texas
• End trade between Mexico and Texas
• block Mexican citizens from settling in Texas
• prevent Texas from declaring independence

Resulted when letter written to the local government in San Antonio was intercepted by Mexican officials who viewed the letter as a challenge to Mexican authority

• Conflict at Anahuac

• Austin is Arrested

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Turtle Bayou Resolutons

Hayden Edwards, an Empresario, had his land grant cancelled by the Mexican government when he ordered settlers to show their land titles or pay him for a new one.

• Report of Mier y Teran

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Fredonian Rebellion

Banned U.S. immigration to Texas, taxed all U.S. imports, outlawed slavery, cancelled unfilled Empresario contracts.

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Conflict at Anahuac

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Mier y Teran Report

Investigation of Texas that concluded there needed to be more trade between Mexico and Texas, more Mexican soldiers in Texas, and more Mexican settlers to counter the growing American influence in Texas.

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Austin is arrested

• Report of Mier y Teran

The Law of April 6th 1830 was Mexico's attempt to-

• Remove all Texans from San Antonio
• Strengthen the Texas Government
• Give more empresario land grants to Anglos
• Weaken American influence in Texas

*Fredonian Rebellion         *Meir y Teran Report        *Law of April 6, 1830       *Arrest of Stephen F. Austin These events led to-

• Mexican Independence from Spain
• Exploration of Texas by the Spanish
• Texas Revolution against Mexico
• The establishment of Missions & Presidios

Why was Stephen F. Austin imprisoned?

• He allowed non-Catholics to move into his colony.

• He threatened to overthrow the Mexican government.

• He lied to government officials about the Conventions of 1832 and 1833.

• He wrote a letter suggesting that Texas form its own state government.

Hayden Edwards was responsible for creating what uprising in East, Texas that ultimately failed?

• Battle of Gonzales

• The Alamo

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Mexican Revolution