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Fredonian Rebellion
The Fredonian Rebellion is an event that occurred after Haden Edwards received land from the Mexican government that had residents already living on it. Edwards forced all previous settlers to provide evidence of their, claims which offended them. In mid 1826 the Mexican government decided to forfeit the colony after controversy with the election for alcalde. Later in December 1826 they declared independence. Finally, in January 1827 the Mexican militia arrived and the rebells fled. -
Law of April 6th
The law of April 6th was a law that repealed federalism. The law was meant to stop immigration from the United States to Mexico. It came from 14 reccomendations by Mier y Terán. As a result of the law many things were restricted. This included the stopping of slaves being introduced into the country. -
Austin's Jailing
Stephen F. Austin went to discuss the needs of Texas with the Mexican government in April 1833 at San Felipe. One of those needs was the topic of a state government. Another topic was repealing the Law of April 6th. When he was heading back to Texas in December, Austin was feeling confident in the convention. Once he reached Saltillo in January he was arrested. He moved prison to prison until December 1834 where he was limited to the Federal District. It took until the end of Augu -
Austin's Jailing Continued
August 1835 for Austin to successful return to Texas. -
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Austin's Jailing
Period of time when Stephen F. Austin is in prison/in the Federal District. -
Santa Anna Takes Control
Santa Anna was elected president around 1833 but in May 1834 he was convinced to get rid of Congress and state legislature, to become a dictator. When this happened Texas rebelled because this was an illegal form of government. The first battle was the battle of Gonzales. -
Battle of Gonzales
The Battle of Gonzales started when a group of Anglo settlers didn't give up a small cannon. Mexican forces were sent to Gonzales on September 27th but didn't arrive until September 29th. When they arrived they were blocked by the Guadelupe River. The Mexican troops decided to wait before crossing the river. While the Mexicans were moving so were the Texans. With around 140 new reinforcements the Texans crossed the river and pursued the Mexicans. -
Battle of Gonzales Continued
On the morning of October 2nd the Texans attacked. The Mexicans had no choice but to retreat. -
Battle of the Alamo
The Alamo was meant to be a fort to alert other Texan settlements about any threats headed in a certain directon. The leaders of the Alamo were James Bowie and William B. Travis. The Alamo was poorly equiped and only had a minute amount of people. Reinforcements were called for but less than 150 people arrived. Most of the soldiers knew they all were going to die but they all stayed and fought. Sam Houston strongly urged Henry Smith to leave the Alamo but he didn't. -
Battle of the Alamo Continued
This ultimately ended in a massacre. -
Texas Declaration of Independence
The Texas Declaration of Independence was appointed to a committee on March 1st and the next day it was ready. It was written by George C. Childress at Washington-on-the-Brazos. The Texas Declaration of Independence was modeled after the United States Declaration of Independence. That means it included a statement on the government's nature, a list of grievances, and a final declaration of independence. -
Battle of Coleto Creek
The Battle of Coleto Creek was one battle on the way to Goliad. It occurred when Sam Houston told James Fannin to retreat to Victoria. The Texans barely made it out of Goliad before being surrounded by Mexicans. The Texans tried to defend themselves all night, in the morning they eventually surrendered. One week later they were all executed. -
Massacre at Goliad
The Massacre at Goliad was a worse blood bath than the Alamo. General Urrea and his men were sent to go towards Matamoros because that's where rebells where going. On the way he managed to capture hundreds of people. Urrea took all the men to La Bahia. Then on March 27th they were all taken out of the fort and executed. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the final battle for the Texans. Sam Houston had waited for the perfect time to strike. After preventing reinforcements the Texans were ready. Houston attacked the Mexicans while they were taking their siesta. The Texans killed hundreds and captured hundreds. The next morning Santa Anna is found. -
Work Cited
"| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)." | Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. To find all my work I used Texas State Historical Association
