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The Fredonian Rebellion
The Fredonian Rebellion) was the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico. The settlers, led by Haden Edwards, declared independence from Mexican Texas and created the Republic of Fredonia. -
miyer y teran report
the Mexican government sent General Manuel Mier y Terán, A well respected commander, to go and investigate what was happening. He spent about a year investigating and reporting his findings. He was concerned about the amount of Anglo colonists. -
law of april 6 1830
Almost all of Mier y Terán's recommendations were adopted in a series of laws passed on April 6, 1830 under President Anastasio Bustamante. The law explicitly banned any further immigration from the United States to Texas and any new slaves. ... Other parts of the law were targeted at those already living in Texas. -
Turtle bayou resolution
a group of Anglo-American settlers adopted a resolution called the Turtle Bayou Resolution. This stated that they were loyal to Mexico and were not rebelling. They declared that they were supporting Santa Anna who was trying to overthrow Anastasio Bustamante -
Battle of gonzalez
the Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army soldiers. The battle was won by the Texians. -
Battle of san Jasinto
The siege of Bexar became the first major campaign of the Texas Revolution. From October until early December 1835 an army of Texan volunteers laid siege to a Mexican army in San Antonio de Béxar. -
Runasky scrape
The Runaway Scrape happend between september and aprill there were the evacuations by Texas residents fleeing the Mexican Army of Operations during the Texas Revolution, from the Battle of the Alamo through the decisive Battle of San Jacinto. -
Capture of San Antonio
In December 1835, in the early stages of Texas' war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan volunteers led by Benjamin Milam overwhelmed the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort, seizing control of San Antonio -
Decleration of independance
The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. formally signed the next day after mistakes were noted in the text -
Siege of the alamo
The Siege of the Alamo describes the first thirteen days of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under Santa Anna entered San Antonio, Texas and surrounded the Alamo Mission.The texians had been defeated. -
Massacre Of Goliad
The massacre Goliad following the Battle of Coleto; 425-445 prisoners of war from the Texian Army of the Republic of Texas were killed by the Mexican Army in the town of Goliad, Texas. Among those killed was commander Colonel James Fannin. Everybody was kille exept woman, children and slaves. -
Treaty of velasco
The Treaties of Velasco were two documents signed at Velasco, Texas on May 14, 1836, between Santa Anna of Mexico and the Republic of Texas, in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The signatories were Interim President David G.
