Why did the settlers write the Turtle Bayou Resolutions? A. They wanted the government to understand they were not rebelling against it but simply defending their rights.

B. They wanted to explain what Bradburn was doing right.

C. It was an attempt by the settlers to co-write a story.

D. They wanted to praise William Travis and Patrick Jack.

Spanish Colonial Era

(Spain expands into Texas through Missions and Presidios)

Missions

Spread Christianity among local Native Texans

Presidios

Protect the Spanish settlers from Native Texans and other Europeans

Francisco Hidalgo

Wanted to rebuild the missions in East Texas. Wrote a letter to France asking them for their help

Fray Damian Massanet

Starts first mission in East Texas, San Francisco de los Tejas

Jose de Escandon

The Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Built 20 missions

Mexican Independence

(Mexico fights for its independence from Spain)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

“Cry of Dolores”

Supported Mestizos and Native Americans

Called for Mexican Independence from Spain

Battle of Medina

Spain regains control of Texas

Gutierrez de Lara

Goes to America to ask for support

Starts the Republican Army of the North that captures Nacogdoches, San Antonio, and Goliad

Louisiana Purchase

1803

France sells the Louisiana Territory to USA  

Adams-Onis treaty

Settles the border dispute between Spain and USA

Spain gives up Florida, but gains full control of Texas

Treaty of Cordoba (1821)

Ends Spain’s rule of Mexico

Mexico now rules Mexico

Mexican National Era

(Mexico rules Texas and gives land grants to Empresarios to settle the land)

Moses Austin

American businessman

Looked to Texas for an economic opportunity due to a depression in USA

Negotiated a contract for land but dies before he can complete it

Has his son Stephen F. Austin complete his dream

Stephen F. Austin

Starts colony in Texas

#1 Empresario

Chose great land and was a great leader

Does a lot more that we’ll talk about next week

Called the “Father of Texas”

Green DeWitt

Empresario that Created the city of Gonzales

Martin DeLeon  

Mexican Native

“Captain Plenty of Cows”

Slavery in Mexican Texas

Mexico bans slavery

Doesn’t enforce it in Texas

In 1836 there was more than 5,000 enslaved African Americans in Texas

Mexican Constitution

Splits Mexico into 19 States

Texas combines with Coahuila to be Coahuila y Tejas

Federalists

Strong state governments

Centralists

Strong central government

State Colonization Law of 1825

Encourages people to move to Texas

Provides rules for giving land to settlers

Road to Revolution

(Texas gets frustrated by the rule of Mexico)

Fredonian Rebellion/Republic of Fredonia

An independent state set up by Haden Edwards, Benjamin Edwards, and a Cherokee Chief Richard Fields

Mier y Teran report

A man sent to Texas to evaluate the problems in the state. Listed many issues included too much American influence and the need for more troops in the state

Law of April 6, 1830

Law passed that limited the number of American settlers, suspended all empresario contracts, restricted slaves coming into Texas, and built forts to enforce Mexican law, taxed imports into Texas

Turtle Bayou Resolution

Agreement signed by the Texans saying that they supported the Mexican state but could no longer support the centralist led government and wanted Santa Anna, a supposed federalist as the new leader.

Convention of 1833

Texas state convention that established a basic government and wrote a basic constitution for the new state. They also sent Stephen F. Austin to Mexico to try and solve the issue before it came to a revolution

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