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mexico gand independins -
federation of 19 states governed by a president, congress, and supreme court -
dispute between the Mexican government and the Edwards brothers, Haden and Benjamin -
The Mier y Terán report was a 1828 assessment of Mexican Texas by General Manuel de Mier y Terán that warned the Mexican government of increasing American influence and a declining Mexican presence. The report recommended several actions, including increasing trade with Mexico, adding more military garrisons, and encouraging European and Mexican immigration -
The Law of April 6, 1830, was a Mexican legislative act designed to stop U.S. immigration and reassert control over the Texas territory -
The Americans attacking Anahuac garrison had to retreat to Turtle Bayou. At the same time in Mexico General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna started a revolution against the current president of Mexico. The Americans in Turtle Bayou then passed the Turtle Bayou Resolutions declaring their loyalty to Santa Anna and state they attacked the garrison to support Santa Anna. The additional troops that Bradburn requested from Mexico were also Santa Anna supporters -
political meetings of Texian settlers to address grievances with the Mexican government, with the primary goals of seeking greater political autonomy and changes to immigration laws -
he was pushing for Texas independence and suspecting that he was trying to incite insurrection, the Mexican government arrested Austin in January 1834 in Saltillo