Road to the Texas Revolution

  • Constitution of 1824

    Constitution of 1824
    The Constitution of 1824, the first of the newly independent Republic of Mexico, was the document under which DeWitt Colonists were invited to emigrate to the Republic, was the one under which they assumed they were protected and the one they swore to defend.
  • Frendonian Rebellion

    Frendonian Rebellion
    The Fredonian Rebellion was the first attempt by Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico
  • Guerrero Decree

    Guerrero Decree
    Guerrero Decree, abolished slavery throughout the Republic of Mexico
  • Law of April 6, 1830

    Law of April 6, 1830
    The law of April 6, 1830, attempted to stop immigration from the U.S. to Texas, which was owned by Mexico at the time
  • Conflict at Anahuac

    Conflict at Anahuac
    The Anahuac Disturbances were uprisings of settlers in and around Anahuac, Texas in 1832 and 1835 which helped to precipitate the Texas Revolution
  • Turtle Bayou Resolutions

    Turtle Bayou Resolutions
    A group of Anglo-American settlers staged a rebellion against Mexican rule in the town of Anahuac, near Galveston
  • Battle of Velasco

    Battle of Velasco
    The Battle of Velasco was the first true military conflict between Mexico and settlers in Texas
  • Mier y Teran Project

    Mier y Teran Project
    They observed the natural resources and the Indians. They discovered the number of the Americans living there.
  • Convention of 1832

    Convention of 1832
    The Convention of 1832 was the first political gathering of colonists in Mexican Texas.
  • Stephen F. Austin Goes to Mexico City

    Stephen F. Austin Goes to Mexico City
    Austin traveled to Mexico City in an effort to win broadened self-governing powers for his settlement
  • Convention of 1833

    Convention of 1833
    A political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas was a successor to the Convention of 1832.
  • The Consultation

    The Consultation
    The Consultation served as the provisional government of Mexican Texas.