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The Road to Revolution
1826–1835
SECTION 1 Tensions Mount Between
Mexico and Texas
SECTION 2 A Bitter Division Evolves
SECTION 3 The Conflict Escalates
VIEW THE
Texas on Tape
CHAPTER 9 VIDEO LESSON.
I fully hoped to have
found Texas at peace and
in tranquility, but regret
to find it in commotion;
all disorganized, all in
anarchy, and threatened
with immediate hostilities.
This state of things is
deeply to be lamented.
Texas empresario
Stephen F. Austin
Henry Arthur McArdle, Settlement of Austin’s Colony
1826
1826 The Fredonian
Rebellion
breaks out
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1829
1828 Mier y Terán
tours Texas
1832
1835
1833 The Convention
1832 Conflict occurs at Anahuac
of 1833 is held
1832 Santa Anna launches a revolution
against the Mexican government
1832 The Convention of 1832 is held
1830 The Law of
April 6, 1830, is passed 1832 The Turtle Bayou Resolutions are written
1835 The Battle of Gonzales
begins
1835 Fighting breaks out at
the Battle of San Antonio
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Frederic S. Remington, Drum Corps [Mexican Troops]
Before You Read
What comes to mind when you hear the word
revolution? Do you think of military battles? Or
do you see revolution as a form of change or
movement? You are probably familiar with
several different kinds of revolutions.
Think about
As You Read
Organizing Information
The Law of April 6,
1830, is passed.
The Consultation
is formed.
Tensions increase
between Mexican
nationalists and
Texas colonists.
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EFFECTS
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• Copy this cause-and-effect chart in your
Texas Notebook.
• As you read the chapter, look for the major
events that led to the Texas Revolution.
• Complete the chart by writing either the
causes or the effects for each event.
CAUSES
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Many events led to the Texas Revolution.
Completing this graphic organizer for Chapter 9
will help you put in order the events that led in
part to revolution.
• the American Revolution
• a cultural revolution
• the revolution of the planets around the sun
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