Road to Rebellion
TEXAS HISTORY CHAPTER 10
1.
Fredonian Rebellion

Empresario Haden
Edwards had a contract
to settle families near
Nacogdoches, but lost
the contract after conflict
arose among his settlers.

Edwards and his
supporters attempted to
declare independence
from Mexico in 1826.
2.
Fredonian Rebellion

Most settlers opposed the
Fredonian Rebellion.

Edwards and his
supporters fled when they
learned the Texas militia
led by Stephen Austin
and the Mexican army
were coming.
Fredonian Rebellion
3.

The first conflict between
Texas and Mexico, the
Fredonian Rebellion was
considered a failure.
4.
Mier y Teran Report
Mexican General
Mier y Teran warned
Mexico of the
growing American
influence in East
Texas.
5.
Mier y Teran Report
He recommended:

Increasing trade between
Mexico and Texas

Sending soldiers to Texas
to increase Mexico’s
control of the region

Encouraging more
Europeans and Mexicans
to settle in Texas
6.
Mier y Teran Report
The Mier Y Teran Report
led to the Mexican
government passing the
Law of April 6, 1830.
Tensions between
Anglo-American settlers
and the Mexican
government increased.
7.
Law of April 6, 1830
The main purpose
of the law was to
stop U.S.
immigration to
Texas and to strictly
control the
American
presence in Texas.
8.
Law of April 6, 1830
The law stated:
 Settlers could no
longer bring slaves
to Texas
 Empressario
contracts were
suspended
 Military bases were
built along the
border
9.
Law of April 6, 1830
Stephen F. Austin
and Green DeWitt
were allowed to
keep their contracts
because their
contracts with
Mexico had already
been fulfilled.
10.
Tensions at Anahuac
Residents became
angry when the
Mexican
government began
collecting customs
duties (taxes) on
imports from the U.S.
11.
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Anahuac residents
wrote the resolutions
to the Mexican
government stating
that they were not
rebelling against
Mexico. They were
simply defending their
rights and the
Constitution.
12.
Battle of Velasco
After tensions at Anahuac
were over, Mexican
Colonel Ugartechea
refused to let a group of
Texas rebels pass with a
cannon. Fighting broke
out, ending when the
Mexican soldiers ran out of
ammunition and
surrendered.
Santa Anna becomes
President
13.

Santa Anna defeated
Bustamente’s forces
and came to power in
1833.

Texas settlers were
excited because Santa
Anna had promised to
restore the Constitution
of 1824.
14.
Convention of 1832
After Santa Anna
became President,
Texans called a
convention to discuss
possible reforms to
government policies
and to write resolutions
regarding several Texas
affairs.
15.
Convention of 1832
Resolutions included:
 Allow
legal immigration from
the U.S.
 Texas
to become a separate
Mexican state
 Customs
 Land
duties be removed
provided for public
schools
16.
Convention of 1832
However, the
resolutions were never
presented to Mexican
officials because San
Antonio did not send a
delegate and refused
to participate in the
convention.
17.
Convention of 1833
The next year, another
Convention was held
and resolutions passed.
Stephen F. Austin was
chosen to go to
Mexico and present
the new resolutions to
Santa Anna.
18.
Austin is arrested

Once in Mexico to
present the resolutions,
Austin was arrested for
trying to challenge
Mexican authority.

After his arrest, Austin
began to support the
cause for Texas
independence from
Mexico.
19.
Mexico Tightens Control

Santa Anna refused to
approve that Texas
would become its own
state.

He also violated his
pledge to restore the
Constitution of 1824 when
he began to strengthen
the central government.
Events Leading to Texas
Revolution
20.
1826: Fredonian Rebellion
1829: Mier y Teran Report
1830: Law of April 6, 1830
1832: Turtle Bayou
Resolutions
1833: Arrest of Stephen F.
Austin
Texas Revolution Begins