Road to REvolution

  • road to revolution

    Hayden Edwards got a contract to settle 800 families.HE told people ont he land w/out a land law they would have to pay for land or move.Goverment took away his contract.Benejamin Edwards(haydens brother) created Fredonian Rebellian. Went to Old stone fort. Militia chased them down.They ran scared. Law of April 6 1830
    1.outlawed us citizens
    2.atract eouropeans
    3.to trade with Texas
    3.trade with texas
  • key points of the law

    Outlawed immigration from the U.S
    suspended incomplete grants with empresarios
    Encouraged immigration of mexicans and europeans to texas
    forbade enslaved people from being brought into mexico
    established new forts
    added taxes to all foreign goods entering texas