The History of Texas Harlan Davidson, Inc. Instructor E-Sources PowerPoint™ Presentation Chapter 3 Mexican Texas, 1821-1836 The History of Texas Harlan Davidson, Inc.

Learning Outcomes (3) be knowledgeable concerning frontier institutions & their impact on Texas culture & society think about the implications of Indian accommodation & resistance in the Far Northern Frontera appreciate the relationship between Bourbon reforms & the independence movement cite the key components of Spain’s legacy in the colonial era

Chapter 3 Mexican Texas, 1821-1836 Mexico continues colonization policy Empresarios & filibusters James Long Haden Edwards Stephen F. Austin Philip Nolan Anglo-American immigration Colonization Laws Empresario Contracts

The Mexican Government Native Mexicans of Texas Revival in fortunes Wealthy ranchos & rancherías established Towns Anglos & the Mexican Government Mexican nationality often ignored Haden Edwards & Fredonia Republic Mier y Terán’s mission & report Law of April 6, 1830

Martin de Leon of Victoria

Mexican Texas Mexican & American capitalists Search for economic prosperity Slavery & settlement concessions Anti-slavery law exemption Stephen F. Austin promotes cotton industry Mounting grievances over governance Resistance to commercial regulations Demand for rights as Mexican citizens Emergence of “war party” & “peace party” Division of Coahuila y Tejas sought

Mexican Texas Tejano & Anglo American petitions New leaders emerge Erasmo Seguín & son, Juan N. Lorenzo de Zavala José Antonio Navarro José Francisco Ruiz William & John Wharton David G. Burnet Sam Houston José Antonio Navarro

Mexican Texas Coahuila y Texas Ineffectiveness of Law of April 6, 1830 Move to separate fails Liberal legislation accepts English extends empresario contracts Coahuilan legislature raises Texas’s representation Ineffectiveness of Law of April 6, 1830 Land speculation Illegal immigration rises

A Multicultural Society Anglos Towns & trade Education & the press Local militias Blacks ~ the peculiar institution slavery perpetuated despite Mexican law By 1836, 5,000 slaves in Texas Runaways seek refuge with Indians

A Multicultural Society Tejanos Urban settlements, rancheros, & small farms A divided society Social divisions Gender divisions Education Native Americans Eastern Indian people decimated by war & disease Plains tribes maintained traditional ways Arrival of Cherokee

The War for Texas Independence Centralists back in power Relations unravel Travis’ Anahuac raid de Zavala flees to Texas Committees of correspondence General Cós arrives Confrontation in Gonzales Mexico moves to crush rebellion Lorenzo de Zavala

The War for Texas Independence Independence Movement Consultation of 1835 Provisional government Declaration of Independence ~ March 2, 1836 Causes of the war Constitutional conflict Slavery & economic factors Ethnocentrism & racism Independence won Fall of the Alamo & Goliad Battle of San Jacinto ~ April 21, 1836 Treaties of Velasco

Key Words & Terms (3) Manuel Mier y Teran Law of April 6, 1830 Mexican Constitution of 1824 General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna General Perfecto de Cos Baron de Bastrop “Old 300” Philip Nolan Dr. James Long National Colonization Law of 1824 Empresarios/contracts David G. Burnet Lorenzo de Zavala Green De Witt Martin de Leon John McMullen Patrick McGloin Stephen F. Austin Native Mexicans / Tejanos Martin de Leon Jose Antonio Navarro Jose Francisco Ruiz Jose Maria Balmaceda Erasmo Seguin Juan N. Seguin Consultation of 1835 “Come and Take It” Battle of Gonzales Fall of the Alamo James W. Fannin / Fall of Goliad Battle of San Jacinto