Political Unrest in Texas Chapter 10 Section 1 Political Unrest in Texas

The Fredonian Rebellion There was a caravan that left Mexico City The mission was to investigate conditions in East Texas A conflict had erupted one year before over land and contracts

The Fredonian Rebellion Many people living there did not have the contracts to prove the land they were on was theirs Haden Edwards, a business man from Kentucky, received an empresario contract to settle 800 families near Nacogdoches Haden Edwards

The Fredonian Rebellion Many settlers complained because they were being forced to leave The government cancelled Edwards’s contract

The Fredonian Rebellion: It Didn’t End There Hayden’s brother, Benjamin, took action. He and some settlers claimed a part of East Texas and named it the Republic of Fredonia.

The Fredonian Rebellion They met in the Old Stone Fort These people adopted the Fredonian Declaration of Independence Many Texans opposed this rebellion.

Stephen F. Austin called out the militia Most Texans (both U.S. settlers and Tejanos) opposed the rebellion Stephen F. Austin called out the militia When the rebels heard the troops were coming, many fled Edwards later returned to Nacogdoches where he died in 1849 RIP Haden Edwards

General Manuel Mier y Teran Mier y Teran’s Report The rebellion was a minor event but attracted lots of attention Mexican officials sent General Manuel de Mier y Teran to investigate conditions in Texas General Manuel Mier y Teran

The tour began in Laredo, went to San Antonio, and finally San Felipe de Austin. Here he met Stephen F. Austin They discussed many issues and Austin pledged his loyalty to Mexico

The Tour Continues… Mier y Teran arrived in Nacogdoches He noticed the Mexican influence decreased as he moved north and east. U.S. settlers numbered Mexican settlers 10 : 1 U.S. influence was growing stronger by the day

Mier y Teran Report He made several recommendations: Teran warns the president of Mexico about what he observed. He made several recommendations: 1. Trade between Mexico and Texas should increase 2. More soldiers should be sent to Texas. 3. Mexico should encourage European and Mexican settlement.

President Vicente Ramon Guerrero Before responding to the proposals Mexico made a bold move 1829- Mexican President Vicente Guerrero issued a decree ending slavery in Mexico. Texan slaveholders protested the Guerrero Decree. Texas gained an exemption from this decree. President Vicente Ramon Guerrero

Law of April 6, 1830 In response to Teran’s report, Mexico passed the Law of April 6, 1830 Banned U.S. immigration to Texas Made it illegal to bring slaves to Texas Suspended unfulfilled empresario contracts

In doing this the government hoped to issue new contracts bringing in only Mexican and Catholic Europeans Began taxing all U.S. imports to Texas Mexican officials hoped the law would strengthen Mexico’s control on Texas, but it only angered many Texans

Law of April 6, 1830 Many U.S. settlers were angered because the new law meant their families could not come to Texas Austin tried to work with Mexican officials and get his colonists to comply with the law, but realized relations with the Mexican government had been damaged

Tejanos who supported U. S Tejanos who supported U.S. immigration also opposed the law of April 6, 1830 When it went into effect, they had a meeting

Members were Erasmo Seguin, Jose Antonio Navarro, and Juan Seguin- this group was known as the ayuntamiento of San Antonio In the meeting, the men made note of the advantages of having U.S. immigration to Texas