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The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from the Spanish Empire. It was not a single, coherent event, but local and regional struggles that occurred within the same period, and can be considered a revolutionary civil war. -
The Mexican Constitution of 1824 established Mexico as a federal republic with a president, congress, and supreme court, ending the short-lived monarchy that followed independence from Spain. -
The Fredonian Rebellion or Texan revolt of 1826 was the first attempt by Texans to secede from Mexico. The settlers, led by Empresario Haden Edwards, declared independence from Mexican Texas and created the Republic of Fredonia near Nacogdoches. -
The Law of April 6, 1830, was a Mexican act designed to stop United States immigration to Texas by suspending existing empresario contracts, banning further American settlers, and prohibiting new slaves from being brought in -
The Mier y Terán report was a 1828 inspection of Texas by General Manuel Mier y Terán that warned the Mexican government of growing U.S. influence -
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were a set of statements drafted by Texan colonists in June 1832 to justify their armed conflict with Mexican authorities, particularly Colonel John Davis Bradburn