the events that led to the texas revolution
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Fredonian Rebellion Texas Fredonia!!! In Nacogdoches Group of Texans formed the Fredonian Republic Led by the Edwards Brothers Claimed the area was no longer under Mexican control Stephen F. Austin sided with Mexican Gov’t Mexico sends militia – ends quickly Mexico become suspicious of U.S. Fredonia!!!TRANSCRIPT
The Events that Led to the Texas Revolution
Road to Revolution The Events that Led to the Texas Revolution
WAR!!! Fredonian Rebellion Texas Fredonia!!! In Nacogdoches
Group of Texans formed the Fredonian Republic Led by the Edwards
Brothers Claimed the area was no longer under Mexican control
Stephen F. Austin sided with Mexican Govt Mexico sends militia ends
quickly Mexico become suspicious of U.S. Fredonia!!! Mier y Teran
Investigates
1828 The Mexican government wanted to know what the heck was going
on in Texas so the sent General Mier y Teran to investigate. Teran
told the Mexican government that Texans outnumbered Mexicans 10 to
1. They should be worried about the growing American influence on
MexicanTexas. Resulted in Law of April 6 Ifthe MX govtdoesnt do
something about the growing influence,Texas will be lost
FOREVER!!!!!!! Law of April 6, 1830 Stopped all immigration from
the UNITED STATES
Issued a decree (law) abolishing slavery in Mexico (including
Texas) Suspended empresario contracts Encouraged immigration from
MEXICO AND EUROPE Placed customs duties (taxes) on goods made in
foreign countries (the United States) Anahuac Mexican colonel John
Bradburnsent to Texas to enforce Mexican Laws Finally, after
Bradburn arrested William Travis and Patrick Jack for interfering
with his efforts to enforce the laws, the settlers had had it The
Texans had captured Bradburns soldiers and held them hostage,
demanding Travis and Jacks release when Bradburn refused, he fired
on the town! The colonists realized they needed more fire-power so
they sent one of the settlers (JOHN Austin) to get a cannon from
Brazoria Turtle Bayou Resolutions
1832 Texans pledge loyalty to Mexico Support for Santa Anna because
he favors constitution of 1824 Santa Anna had said that HE
supported the Constitution of 1824 Bradburn dismissed from command
I am a Federalist. NO, I am a Centralist
Finally in 1833, Santa Anna became president of Mexico most Texans
were happy because he had declared himself to be a FEDERALIST he
had promised to support the Constitution of 1824 which is what the
Texans wanted Federalist (free) Centralist (center)
The governments powers are divided among several branches Citizens
have less freedom. The national government has ALL of the power The
state government has a lot of power Both have a national government
Usually controlled by a dictator Citizens have more freedom Texans
Call a Convention
To address grievances they still had with the Mexican Govt Stephen
F. Austin was elected president of the convention Some guy named
Sam Houston shows up at the convention What They Want from Santa
Anna: Texas should be made a separate state (no more Coahuila!)
Immigration from the U.S. should be allowed again Texans want to be
exempt from certain import taxes They wanted more delegates in the
state legislature Better protection from the Native Americans The
delegates decided to send Stephen F. Austin to Mexico to present
their resolutions to Mexico City Austin in Mexico Austin gets
frustrated (he had been waiting for 3 months) and writes a letter
to the delegates in San Antonio telling them to give up on the
Mexican government and go ahead and form their own government
Austin meets with Santa Anna (President) who agrees with some
requests Rejects making TX a separate Mexican State Austin leaves
Mexico City in December 1833 to head back to Texas Arrest of
Stephen F. Austin
January 1834 Meanwhile, the Mexican authorities in Saltillo had
read Austins letter to the delegates in Texas they werent too happy
Arrested for Treason for letters he wrote to Texas official earlier
The Revolution begins!!! By 1835 Santa Anna was in full control of
Mexico and he was proving he was a dictator. He disbanded the
Mexican Congress and had a new constitution written to give all
power to him He put down a revolt in Mexico and was extremely harsh
to the rebels. In Texas Santa Anna sent his brother in law, General
Martin Perfecto de Cos to San Antonio de Bexar to watch over Texas
and put down any rebellion. Cos sent soldiers to reopen Anahuac and
to start collecting customs again. Martin Perfecto de Cos Furious
at the reopening of Anahuac, William Barrett Travis leads a small
force of 25 men to destroy the fort. Travis uses a small ship
called a schooner and fire a canon at the fort. The small Mexican
force surrendered and agreed to leave Anahuac alone. Austin Returns
Two Texas lawyers secured Austin his release from prison in August
of 1835. During his time in prison he learned of Santa Annas action
and spoke positively of Texian independence. He convinced many in
the peace party to call for a war for Independence. Mottos in
center: "Where Liberty dwells there is my country.
Stephen F. Austins design for a Texas Flag Mottos in center:"Where
Liberty dwells there is my country. "WASHINGTON-In his example
there is safety" Cos in San Antonio de Bexar
General Cos knew the Texians were becoming more and more
rebellious. He asked for more troops from Mexico and started
fortifying military positions in San Antonio. He also felt he
needed to disarm the Texians. He sent a small army patrol to the
town of Gonzales to confiscate a small cannon there that was used
for Indian defense. Battle of Gonzales 1st Battle of the TX
Revolution Oct. 2, 1835 The citizens of Gonzales refused to give up
the cannon. About a 160 Texians gathered around the small cannon
and a flag inscribed Come and Take It. Lexington of Texas J.H.
Moore Lexington of Texas 1st Battle of the TEXAS Revolution 1st
Battle of the AMERICAN Revolution Battle of Gonzales Battle of
Lexington April 19, 1775 Lexington, MA Gonzales, TX October 2, 1835
Mexican officials had gone to Gonzales to get the cannon that had
been loaned to them by the Mexican government to protect themselves
from Native Americans British soldiers went to Lexington to get any
military supplies or weapons that the Americans had stored
Americans won!!! Texans won!!! Because of these similarities, the
Battle of Gonzales is sometimes called The Lexington of Texas The
Texans attacked the Mexican soldiers and killed one.
The Mexicans then retreated back to San Antonio Create on Left Side
of Journal
Battle of Gonzales, October 2, 1835 Causes Effects Battle of
Gonzales, October 2, 1835
Causes Effects Santa Annas failure to follow the Constitution of
1824 rising tensions between Texans and the Mexican government
demand that U.S. settlers at Gonzales hand over their cannon Texas
rebel victory started a war between Texas and the Mexican
government from which Texans could not turn back increased the
resolution and confidence of the Texas rebels The Battle at Goliad
A week after Gonzales, Texans take the Presidio at Goliad They
realize they may actually be able to beat the huge Mexican Army
They decide to go to San Antonio the biggest town in TX with the
most soldiers The Mission at Goliad Army of the People They
organized themselves as the Army of the People and elected Stephen
F. Austin to lead them with the goal of taking San Antonio de
Bexar. The Siege of Bexar A siege is when an army surrounds a
fortified place and waits to attack. Mexicans were inside the Alamo
& Texans surrounded them This siege would last 34 days with
sporadic fighting. Consultation of 1835 Peace Party War Party
In Texas, leaders in the town of Columbia issued a call for a
convention so people could discuss the situation with Cos and Santa
Anna. This convention was known as the CONSULTATION and was
supposed to be held at Washington-on-the-Brazos on October 15
however because of military hostilities (think Battle of Gonzales)
Colonists had mixed opinions -- it was delayed until Nov. 1. Peace
Party War Party During the siege, delegates from across the state
met in San Felipe to hold a conference. The Consultation voted 33
to 15 NOT to declare independence but instead declared they fought
for the Constitution of 1824 They also elected Sam Houston as
General of the Texian Army. Thought Santa Anna had become a
dictator (not good) and war was their only option Thought war
should be avoided at all costs War is our only recourse. There is
no other remedy
War is our only recourse. There is no other remedy.We must defend
our rights, ourselves, and our country by force of arms. Stephen F.
Austin at the Consultation of 1835 WAR!! Declaration of the People
of November 7, 1835
Consultation Pro-war Consultation Declaration of the People of
November 7, 1835 Pro-peace wanted to declare Texasindependence from
Mexico wanted to remain loyal to Mexico and to have the
Constitution of 1824 restored; did not want to lose Tejano support
pledged loyalty to Mexico explained that Texans had used force only
for defense warned that if the Constitution of 1824 was not
restored, Texas would declare independence from Mexico The Grass
Fight There had been very little military activity in Oct. and Nov.
because sieges were BORING A TX scout named Deaf Smith heard that
the MX Army had some cavalry and mule train headed to San Antonio
Some of the Texans, thinking it has silver for Cos soldiers
ATTACK!!! It ends up to be just grass for their horses! This is the
final straw the siege is called off and the Texans start packing to
go home 1835 Back at the Siege of San Antonio (Battle of San
Antonio de Bexar)
Ben Milam, an empresario, heard that the Texans were leaving and
tried to rally the troops to fight (he really wanted independence)
He and Frank Johnson organized about 300 of the troops that were
left and attacked the Mexicans in the Alamo!!! The battle lasted
about 4 days and the Texans had won!! Cos surrendered and went
home. Yay! Who will go with old Ben Milam into San Antonio? With
Cos gone the Texans realized that he took with him the last of the
Mexican soldiers in Texas many Texans thought they had won the
war!!!! Ben Milam Or so they thought.. Santa Anna Mexico City
General Cos President Santa Anna! The Texans have run us out of
Texas!!! Santa Anna Geez, Cos!!! Cant you do anything right? If you
want something done right you have to do it yourself! Come on! Lets
go back to Texas and Ill show you how to stop this rebellion!!!!
Overview of the Texas Revolution
San Felipe Consultation of 1835 1835 The Battle of Gonzales The
Battle at Goliad March of the Army of the People Siege of Bexar
Consultation of 1835 The Grass Fight Battle of San Antonio Cos
surrenders and returns to Mexico Early Battles of the Texas
Revolution