Revolution and Republic

Unit 6 – Notes and “Baseball Card” Info

 Texas Revolution

 1824 – Mexican Constitution of 1824

 1828 – Mier y Teran Report

 April 6, 1830 – Law of April 6

 1832 – Turtle Bayou Resolution

 January 1834 – Austin’s Arrest

 1835- Battle of Gonzales

 March 2, 1836 Declaration of Independence

 February 23 – March 6, 1836 Battle of the Alamo

 March 6, 1836 Fall of the Alamo

 March 27, 1836 – Mass Execution of men at Goliad

 April 21, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto

 June 1836 Treaties of Velasco

 Texas Republic

 1836 - Sam Houston is elected president

 1838 – Mirabeau Lamar is elected president

DEVELOPMENT OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THE TEXAS REVOLUTION

Including, but not limited to:

 Fredonian Rebellion – In 1826, in Nacogdoches a group of Texans formed the Fredonian Republic led

by the Edwards Brothers and claimed the area was no longer under Mexican control.SFA sided with the

Mexican government and marched to Nacogdoches to help stop the rebellion. It ended quickly

 Mier y Teran – In 1828, the Mexican government sent Gen. Manuel Mier y Teran to investigate the

conditions in northern Texas. He found that the Anglo-Americans outnumbered Mexicans 10 to 1. The

report resulted in the Law of April 6.

 Law of April 6, 1830 – In 1828, the Mexican government sent Mier y Teran to report on the new

immigrants moving into Texas. He reported concerns about the Anglo Americans. This resulted in the

Law of April 6 which outlawed immigration from the US to Texas, and canceled all empresarial grants

that had not been fulfilled. It did encourage European immigration. Slaves could no longer be brought

into Mexico to work, and they placed customs duties on all goods entering Texas from the US.

 Turtle Bayou Resolutions – Anahuac settlers gathered at Turtle Bayou because of the disturbance at

Anahuac. John Austin was sent to retrieve a cannon to be brought back from Brazoria and drafted

resolutions that stated that they pledged their continued loyalty to Mexico under the Constitution of

1824. Santa Anna seemed to support the Constitution of 1824. This event resulted in Colonel Jose de

las Piedras ordering the release of William B. Travis and Patrick Jack from jail . Bradburn was

dismissed from his command.

 Arrest of Stephen F. Austin – Austin travels to Mexico to meet with Mexican officials and delivers the

resolution written by Texas officials about their concerns. When he gets there, Santa Anna has become

the leader of Mexico but so much time has gone by that Austin sends a letter back to Texas to tell

Texas officials to establish a state government. He gets a meeting with Santa Anna that agrees to many

of the grievances and returns to Texas. On his return, he is arrested for treason because of the letter he

wrote to Texas officials earlier. He is not allowed to return to Texas until summer of 1835

 George Childress – Chaired the committee in charge of writing the Texas Declaration of Independence

 Lorenzo de Zavala – Helped write the Texas Declaration of Independence and helped design the

interim government at Washington-on-the Brazos. He was elected Vice President of the new republic.

 James Fannin – Led the Texans at Coleto Creek and surrendered to Urrea. Later he was executed at

Goliad by order of Santa Anna

 Sam Houston – Leader of the Revolutionary Army during the Texas Revolution

 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna – Dictator of Mexico and military leader of the Mexican Army during the

Texas Revolution

 Juan Seguin – Served with Travis at the Alamo but survived because he was sent out as a messenger

to warn Sam Houston about the events at the Alamo. He continued to serve under Sam Houston at the

Battle of San Jacinto.

 William B. Travis – Military leader of the Texas forces at the Alamo. Was killed by Mexican forces at the

Alamo

ISSUES SURROUNDING SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION

:

 Battle of Gonzales

 First battle of the Texas Revolution – October 2, 1835

 Citizens of Gonzales would not give up a cannon that was given to them by the Mexican government

to protect them from Indians

 A militia led by JH Moore flew a flag over it that said “Come and Get It”

 Lieutenant Francisco Castaneda led 100 men to Gonzales to take the cannon.

 The militia fired the cannon on October 2 at the Mexican soldiers, a battle began, and so did the

Texas Revolution

 William B. Travis's letter "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World"

 Travis wrote this letter to recruit men to help him and his men at the Alamo after Santa Anna showed

up in San Antonio February 23rd.

 The siege of the Alamo and all the heroic defenders who gave their lives there

 Sam Houston ordered the Alamo to be destroyed

 James Bowie and James Neill decided that the Alamo was too important

 James Bowie and William Travis began to recruit supporters

 Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio.

 The Texans moved into the Alamo and for 13 days fought the Mexicans

 The fall of the Alamo occurred in the morning of March 6, 1836

 1800 Mexican troops fought against approximately 189 Texans

 All Texans were killed and approximately 600 Mexican soldiers were killed

 Constitutional Convention of 1836

 Texas delegates met at Washington on the Brazos

 Declared independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836

 Wrote a constitution to form an ad interim government for the Republic of Texas

 Fannin's surrender at Goliad

 Colonel James Fannin surrendered his 300 men at the Battle of Coleto because he was pinned on

the open prairie

 They fought the Mexicans off but Fannin decided to surrender to prevent more deaths

 They were marched to Goliad and Urrea told them they were not going to be killed but Santa Anna

ordered the captives to all be shot on March 21 Execution takes place March 27,1836

 Battle of San Jacinto

 April 21, 1836

 Shortest battle in history

 Sam Houston led the Texas forces – 800 men

 Santa Anna led the Mexican forces – 1300 men

 Houston burned every way out of San Jacinto and attacked the Mexican Army about 3:00 (siesta

time)

 The battle lasted for 18 minutes

 Santa Anna was captured the next day and surrendered to Sam Houston