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Constitution of 1824
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Fredonian Revolt
Haden Edwards-land speculator-pioneer settle- Fedonian rebolian- Mexico put down the rebelian with Stephen F Austin
-helped with the colonization law of 1824
-found out people were on his land ( can't earn money if people are already on it) -gets mad and declares his colony independent ( called colony of Fredonia) -
Miery Teran report
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Law of April 6, 1830
The law banned immigration from the US to Texas ~taxed goods from US to Texas -
Turtle Bayo
Anglos rebelling against Mexican commander James Taylor White, the Santa Anna's win, pledge to follow~
Support Mexico and constitution of 1824 -
Stephen F. Austin is arrested
Arrested because of a letter that said start your own state government~released 1833 -
the battle of Gonzales
Jhon More was a Texas leader
Fransisco Cataneta was the Mexican general
Burried a canon and made a flag saying come and take it
The Mexicans retried
1st battle of Texas Revolution
nicknamed it Lexington
The mexicans did not have weapons
proved that Texans can beat a Mexican army and gain independence -
Battle of Gonzales
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battle of the alamo
13 day siege
4 hours
The stand off allowed Texas leaders to meet at the constitutional covention of 1836 at Washington on the Brazas
Texas commander- William B. Travis
santa Anna is the Mexican commander
1500 Mexicans against 180 Texans
William Travis wrote a letter refered to victory or death letter
Juan seguin-sent as a messenger at the alamo to worn Sam Houston (letter)
Fought at battle of San Jacinto
Tejano represenitive to state of Tx -
coleto Creek
Texas commander - James W Fannin
Texas lost and Mexico gained victory
Sam Houston told Fannin to retreat
Fannin was not a very good leader
Fannin rested in an open Prarie
Mexico caught up surrounding them in the trees -
Goliad Massacre
Santa Anna said to execute them
The Mexicans shot Fannin -
San Jacinto
TX commander-Sam Houston
Mex commander- Santa Anna
1300 mex vs 900 Tex
The Tex were on top of a hill where thesun was shinning
the battle lasted 18min
made Santa Anna sign treaty -
1836
1-declaration of independences for Texas
2-battle of Alamo
3-Goliad massacre( battle of coleto to creek)
4-battle of San Jacinto
5-Texas got independence( treaty of Velasco)
Lorenzo de zavala-first vise president of Texas-was imprisoned for supporting democratic reform- nations political leader~helped draft the TX constitution
George c Childress~ wrote txt Declaration of Independence~ helped organize Robertson colony~ one of the four founding fathers
Santa Anna~general of the army...