Texan Revolution + Flashcards
Federalist Government
- Came to power in 1820’s
- Wanted states to have more power
- Left Colonists alone.
Centralist Government
- Came to Power in 1829
- More strict on colonists
- Wanted central government to have more control.
Haden Edwards was given a land grant that allowed him to settle 800 families in Nacogdoches.
Nacogdoches Land Grant
Why did Edwards become unpopular?
He tried to kick out the older settlers if they couldn’t show titles to their land.
Who did Stephen F. Austin side with?
The Mexican soldiers/government.
What was the cause of the Mexicans siding with the colonists over Edwards?
They revoked Edwards land grant and said he had to leave!
Edwards and his supporters declared independence from Mexico and the land near Nacogdoches became the ______________
Fredonian Republic.
Why did the Actions of the Fredonian Republic scare Mexicans
It confirmed the fact that Americans were trying to take their land
Mier y Texan Report.
Mier y Teran reported to the Mexican government that American settlers outnumbered Mexican settlers, 10 to 1.
Mier y Teran’s recommendation:
- Government place troops in Texas
- Attract more Mexican settlers to Texas
- Increase trade between Texas & Mexico.
Immigrants from the U.S. are banned
All empresario contracts that aren’t completed, are cancelled
Encouraged Mexican & European immigration
Outlawed slavery in Texas
Added more Mexican
soldiers/forts in Texas
Added taxes to ALL foreign goods entering Texas
Law of April 6, 1830
Mexico’s attempt to ban slavery was because?
They DID NOT want more immigration from the U.S.
Colonists at Anahuac fought with Mexican Colonel John Davis Bradburn and the mexican officials over:
taxing on imported goods from the U.S.
taking supplies intended for the settlements
Not returning runaway slaves
