1. Road to the Texas Revolution
Pre-Revolution
Road to the Texas Revolution

2. Vocabulary Visual Voc Definitions Petition War Party Peace Party
Petition- to legally protest something, usually without force.
War Party- Texans who supported going to War with Mexico.
Peace Party- those who wanted peace with Mexico.

3. Fredonian Revolt
In 1826 Empresario Haden Edwards led a revolt against the Mexican government.
30 people try to take over Texas, but USA and S.F. Austin do not help.
The Revolt is easily taken down by the Mexican government.
Mexican leader Mier y Teran is sent to investigate. He states that if Mexico does not act “ They will lose Texas forever.”
They pass the Law of April 6, 1830 to control Texas.

4. Law of April 6, 1830
The Law was meant to reinforce Mexico’s rule over Texas, and it took away some of the Texans’ rights:
No more settlers from USA can come to Texas
Mexico prohibits Slavery in all its territories
More soldiers and Mexican forts
Custom Duties or taxes on imports
In order to take back some of their rights the Texans wrote the Turtle Bayou Resolutions.

5. Trouble in Anahuac
In 1832, lawyers William B. Travis and Patrick Jack are arrested for interfering with the law.
160 colonists marched toward Anahuac (near present day- Baytown), demanding their release.
A small skirmish ensued and Mexico agreed to release the prisoners if the colonists left.
The colonist decided to make camp near Turtle Bayou, while colonel John Austin went back for a cannon.

6. Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Turtle Bayou Resolutions explain why the colonists thought the April 6th Law was unfair:
The Colonists stated they were not rebelling
That they supported new president Santa Anna and the Constitution of 1824.
Another skirmish happened at Velasco with losses on both sides. Once Santa Anna was elected Texans hoped things would get better, because he promised to be a Federalist.

7. Convention of 1832 and Convention of 1833
In the Convention of 1832 the colonists wanted:
The borders back open for the U.S. settlers
Tax relief for the settlers
More protection for the settlers
Convention of 1833
Texas Constitution (The colonists wanted a government similar to the one in the United States).
* Stephen F. Austin carried the resolutions to Mexico City on his own.

8. Arrest of SFA
SFA writes a letter to Texas telling them to set up a Government.
Santa Anna intercepts the letter
SFA is arrested for treason
Austin spends one year in jail. He is released and returns to Texas.

9. Santa Anna becomes a Centralist
While SFA was in jail he learned that Santa Anna had become a Centralist Dictator.
One year later SFA is released and joins the War Party
“War is our only recourse. There is no other remedy. We must defend our rights, ourselves, and our country by force of arms.”
– Stephen Fuller Austin, 1835.

10. Battle of Gonzales
Mexican troops told a group of citizens in Gonzales to hand over their Cannon.
The Colonists said “Come and Take It.” One Mexican Soldier is killed.
This Event starts the Texas Revolution.