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established mexico as a federal republic replacing the monacrchy and creating a goverement with a president -
the angloe settlers tried to get independence -
an inspection report The report's findings and recommendations led directly to the passage of the Law of April 6, 1830, a major cause of the Texas Revolution -
a legislative act aimed at curbing the flow of American immigration into Mexican Texas and reasserting central control over the region -
a set of statements drafted by Texas colonists on June 13, 1832, to explain their actions against the Mexican military commander John Davis Bradburn and to align themselves with the Federalist cause in a Mexican civil war -
gatherings of Anglo-American settlers in Mexican Texas who sought governmental reforms and greater political autonomy
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Stephen F. Austin was arrested by Mexican officials in January 1834 in Saltillo, Mexico, on suspicion of treason and inciting an insurrection. -
The Battle of Gonzales, fought on October 2, 1835, was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. A small group of Texian settlers successfully resisted a Mexican Army detachment sent to retrieve a cannon, a confrontation that is considered to be the first shot fired in Texas' war for independence and is often referred to as the "Lexington of Texas". -
The Consultation of 1835 was a convention of Texian delegates that established a provisional government for Mexican Texas and defined the goals of the Texas Revolution. Held in San Felipe de Austin in November 1835, it was a pivotal step toward Texas independence.
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The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal military engagement in the Texas Revolution that took place from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas. A Mexican force, vastly outnumbering the Texan and Tejano defenders, assaulted the Alamo Mission and killed nearly all the occupants. The event became a powerful symbol of resistance and a rallying cry for Texan independence. -
The Travis letter, officially titled "To the People of Texas All Americans in the World," is a famous open letter written by Lt. Colonel William Barret Travis on February 24, 1836, during the Siege of the Alamo -
The Treaty of Velasco refers to two documents (one public, one secret) signed on May 14, 1836, between the ad interim President of the Republic of Texas, David G. Burnet, and the captured Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The treaties were intended to end the Texas Revolution, but they were never officially ratified by the Mexican government, which argued that Santa Anna had signed them under duress as a prisoner of war.
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The Constitutional Convention of 1836 was a pivotal assembly of 59 delegates that met in Washington-on-the-Brazos from March 1 to March 17, 1836, during the Texas Revolution. Its primary achievements were declaring Texas's independence from Mexico, drafting a constitution for the new Republic of Texas, and establishing an ad interim (provisional) government. -
The Battle of Coleto Creek was a decisive victory for the Mexican forces over the Texian rebels during the Texas Revolution, fought on March 19-20, 1836. The battle resulted in the surrender of Colonel James W. Fannin's Texian command, which led directly to the Goliad Massacre a week later. -
The Goliad Massacre was a mass execution of over 400 Texian prisoners of war by the Mexican Army on March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution. The men, under the command of Colonel James W. Fannin, had surrendered a week earlier at the Battle of Coleto, believing they would be treated as prisoners of war and paroled.
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The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texan Army achieved a stunning and one-sided victory over the Mexican forces commanded by General Antonio López de Santa Anna, a result that secured Texas's independence from Mexico.