Terminology: Texan or Texian, and Tejano? Americans who moved to Texas called themselves Texians. Like Mexican except in Texas. After Texas joined the United States in 1845 a flood of new American immigrants came to Texas and these Americans preferred Texan (Like American) and that term eventually replaced Texian WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE? Tejanos are Mexicans born in Texas.

An American Nationalist Mier y Teran Report Reaction After the Mier y Teran Report many nationalists in Mexico thought that the Americans in Texas were dangerous for Mexico. The Mexicans passed the law of April 6th, 1830 as a reaction to Teran’s Report. It followed a lot of the advice Teran gave A Nationalist is a person devoted to the national interest of their country An American Nationalist

The Law of April 6, 1830 Mexico passed the law to control American-Texan colonists. The law: 1. Outlawed immigration from the US

2. Canceled all Empresario contracts that were not fulfilled.

3. Encouraged Mexican and European settlement of Texas

4. Slaves could not be brought to Texas

5. Customs duties (Taxes) were placed on goods from the U.S.

Texans Reaction This law upset Texans!!! Their friends and relatives could not move to Texas. They also thought that the law would hurt the Texas economy because of its slavery provision. Texans thought that under the Mexican Constitution of 1824, the state should have passed this kind of law not the national government. (States Rights)