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Chapter 10 – The Road to Revolution
(1825 – 1835)
Key Terms and People for 10.1 – Political Unrest in Texas
1. Customs duties–taxing imports coming in from the U.S. to Texas; raised $$$ for the government and
encouraged internal trade with Mexico.
2. Haden Edwards–Empresario who led the Fredonian Rebellion after being upset that families already lived
on land he was supposed to settle; tried to make those families pay him for new land titles
3. Benjamin Edwards–Haden’s brother who was also involved in the Fredonian Rebellion
4. Republic of Fredonia–name of Haden Edwards’ short-lived independent colony
5. Manuel de Mier y Teran–toured Texas to monitor American influence in Texas; wrote a report and made
recommendations to the Mexican government
Key Terms and People for 10.2 – Tensions Grow
1. Juan Davis Bradburn-Official of the Mexican government stationed at Anahuac; had several skirmishes with
area colonists
2. Francisco Madero-Mexican land commissioner in Anahuac who was arrested by Bradburn for issuing illegal
land titles
3. George Fisher-unpopular customs collector at Anahuac who forced ship captains to make the journey to
Anahuac to pay customs duties (taxes) even if their ships landed in Matagorda, Brazoria, or Galveston
4. William B. Travis-Anahuac colonist arrested for repeatedly antagonizing and threatening Bradburn
5. Patrick Jack-Travis’ sidekick who was also arrested
6. William Jack–led angry colonists in skirmish with Bradburn after his brother and Travis were arrested
7. Resolutions–a statement of a group’s opinion (ex: Turtle Bayou Resolutions)
8. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna–General who won a battle against Anastacio Bustamante for Mexican power
in 1832; elected Mexican president in 1833; promised to honor the Constitution of 1824
9. Anastacio Bustamante–overthrown
10. Colonel Jose de las Piedras–Mexican colonel sent to Anahuac to remove Bradburn from his post after the
tensions between Bradburn and the colonists
11. Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea–Commander of Mexican troops at Velasco; surrendered to John Austin
and Texas colonists (they had gotten a cannon from Brazoria and were trying to pass through) at the Battle of
Velasco after he and his men ran out of ammunition
Key Terms and People for 10.3 – Conventions and Petitions
1. Colonel Jose Antonio Mexia–sent to Texas to put down the rebellion only to be welcomed with parties and
celebrations
2. Reforms–changes in policy; Texans wanted changes in Mexican government policy
3. Delegates–representatives; there were 56 delegates at the Convention of 1833
4. Stephen F. Austin–president of Convention of 1832; jailed in Mexico City for over a year in 1833; after his
jail term, his outlook went from wanting to work peacefully with the Mexican government to rebellion against
it
5. William H. Wharton–president of the Convention of 1833
6. Rafael Manchola–Tejano delegate at the Convention
7. Sam Houston–former Tennessee governor and congressman; was new to Texas and a delegate from
Nacogdoches
8. Erasmo Sequin–was chosen to carry the resolutions from the Convention of 1833 to Mexico City
9. James B. Miller–see above
10. Valentin Gomez–Vice President of Mexico who met with Stephen F. Austin several times while Santa Anna
was away from Mexico City; Angrily ended one meeting with SFA and made him wait for Santa Anna’s return
11. Cholera–disease that comes from eating food or drinking water that’s been contaminated with human or
animal waste; swept through San Antonio in the 1830s
Key Terms and People 10.4 – The Move toward War
1. Andrew Briscoe–arrested in Anahuac by Captain Tenorio for stirring up trouble
2. Centralist Government–power is in the hands of the national government; states have very little or no
power (Santa Anna)
3. Federalist Government–power is shared between the national and state governments (U.S.)
4. Federal Constitution of 1824–Texans desired a return to this constitution; Santa Anna promised to but
didn’t follow through; it allowed each Mexican state to set their own immigration policy
5. Captain Antonio Tenorio–customs collector in Anahuac in 1835; angered area settlers because they had not
been taxed since 1832; after tensions boiled over, he eventually surrendered to Travis and left for Mexico
6. Martin Perfecto de Cos–angry with the actions of Texans, he ordered the arrest of Travis and several other
Texans and increased presence of Mexican troops in Texas
7. Lorenzo de Zavala–former Mexican government official who originally supported Santa Anna but became a
supporter of the Texan cause after Santa Anna grabbed too much power
8. Faction–a group; after Stephen F. Austin returned from his jail stay in Mexico City, Texans were divided into
2 factions: Peace Party-wanted to continue to try working peacefully with the Mexican government, War
Party-wanted immediate independence from Mexico regardless of consequences