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Mexico gained it's indepenece from Spain and claimed all of the new Spain territory which is now mexico -
The Fredonian Rebellion or Texan revolt of 1826 (December 21, 1826 – January 31, 1827) 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.
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The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 is historically the first true constitution of independent Mexico. It was enacted on October 4, 1824, and established the designation of Mexico as the United Mexican States, and outlined the type of government as a federalist republic.
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In his report on the commission, Mier y Teran recommended that measures should be taken to stop the United States from getting Texas. His suggestions for Texas included more military bases surrounding the settlements, closer trade ties with Mexico, and the encouragement of more Mexican and European settlers.
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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
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a formal statement by Texas colonists on June 13, 1832, protesting a centralist Mexican government's actions and laying the groundwork for the Texas Revolution
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political meetings of Anglo settlers in Mexican Texas who drafted resolutions to petition the Mexican government for reforms, such as separate statehood and more immigration
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Stephen F. Austin was arrested in Mexico City in January 1834 on suspicion of treason and inciting rebellion after he wrote a letter in late 1833 suggesting that Texas should become a separate Mexican state.
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Texan colonists fought against Mexican soldiers on October 2, 1835. The conflict began because the Mexican military was sent to retrieve a cannon that had been loaned to the town of Gonzales
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North Carolina constitution which was revised to include more democratic reforms but also disenfranchised free black voters, and Mexico's Siete Leyes constitution which centralized power and replaced the federal system
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a 13-day siege in 1836 where a small group of Texan defenders, including David Crockett and William Barret Travis, were defeated by the Mexican army led by Antonio López de Santa Anna.
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"I shall never surrender or retreat," calling for aid, and concluding with "Victory or Death"
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met in Washington-on-the-Brazos to declare Texas's independence from Mexico and establish the Republic of Texas.
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a two-day battle on March 19–20, 1836, during the Texas Revolution, resulting in the defeat and surrender of Texian Colonel James W. Fannin's forces to Mexican General José de Urrea.
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The Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and subsequently murdered by order of Antonio López de Santa Anna on March 27, 1836
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a 18-minute battle on April 21, 1836, where Texan forces led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, winning the Texas Revolution and securing Texan independence.
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an agreement signed on May 14, 1836, between Republic of Texas President David G. Burnet and captured Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.