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Mexico gained it's independence from Spain and claimed all of New Spain territory. -
The Constitution of 1824 established Mexico as a federal republic with a president, congress, and supreme court, ending the monarchy that followed independence from Spain. -
The Fredonian Rebellion was an unsuccessful attempt by Haden Edwards and a group of settlers in Texas to create an independent republic called the Republic of Fredonian in 1826. -
The Mier y Teran report was a report by Manuel de Mier y Teran on the conditions of Mexico which warned that American influence was growing and Mexican authority was getting less stronger. -
The Law of April 6, 1830 was a Mexican federal law designed to stop United States immigration to Texas an increase in Mexican control over the territory. -
American Suan Bradburn colonel of the Mexican Army was sent to Anahuac to enforce the Law of April 6, 1830. Also colonel Bradburn had unfairly imprisoned William B. Travis. -
The Conventions of 1832 and 1833 were political meetings of Texian settlers to address things with the Mexican government. -
Stephen F. Austin was arrested and imprisoned in Mexico City in 1834 after offering a proposal for Texas to become a separate state. -
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution, where Texan ettlers fought Mexican soldiers because of a canon. -
The Consultation of 1835 was a political meeting in San Felipe de Austin. -
The Battle of the Alamo was a where a small group of Texan defenders were defeated by Mexican forces led by President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. -
The Travis Letter was a letter to request aid for the besieged garrison. -
The Constitution Convention of 1836 met in Washington to declare Texas independence from Mexico and establish the Republic of Texas. -
The Battle of Coleto Creek was fought on March 19 - 20, 1836 which resulted in the surrender of Texan forces led by Colonel James Fannin to Mexican General Jose de Urrea. -
The Goliad Massacre was the execution of approximately 400 Texian prisoners of war by the Mexican Army on March 27, 1836. -
The Battle of San Jacinto was important because it was the decisive victory that secured independence for Texas from Mexico. -
The Treaty of Valasco was a pair of agreements signed on May 14, 1836, between the Republic of Texas and Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna after the Battle of San Jacinto.