Warm-Up Tuesday 11/3►Pick up a piece of manila paper on

your way in. I’ll explain what this paper is for at the end of class.

►Questions: 1. What were the findings of the Mier

y Teran report? 2. What was stated in the Law of

April 6, 1830?►Get ready for notes!

Conflicts & Tensions GrowChapter 9, Sections 2 & 3

►Main Idea: Although conflicts continued in Texas, the colonists maintained their loyalty to the Mexican government. But tensions rise when Santa Anna switches political parties.

What happened at Anahuac under Bradburn (1832)?

► Anahuac—site of fort built to control commerce to MEX

► Colonists accused commander John Davis Bradburn of … taking supplies refusing to give up runaway

slaves imposing customs duties on

imported goods.► Skirmish results when

Bradburn imprisoned 2 lawyers, William B. Travis and Patrick C. Jack, for interfering in his efforts to enforce laws.

What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions (1832)?

► Formal statements adopted by TX colonists: Declared loyalty to MEX Denied rebellion against

MEXN authority Insisted support for

General Santa Anna S.A. was a Federalist

leading an uprising against Mexican Centralist President Bustamante…Santa Anna promised to support the TXN-favored MEXN Constitution of 1824

What happened at Velasco (1832)? Who came to power in

1833?► At Velasco:

John Austin and other colonists fought MEXN troops led by Colonel Ugartechea.

After bitter fighting and loss of life on both sides, the MEXN’s surrendered.

► In 1833: General Santa Anna was

elected new MEXN president.

Most TX colonists were pleased, thinking Santa Anna would be a Federalist and support TX.

Think, Pair & Share►What was created by the MEXN govt that

made Bradburn collect the customs duties?

► In your opinion, do you really think the colonists were sincere in coming up the resolutions at Turtle Bayou? Explain…

Why did Texans meet at the Conventions of 1832 & 1833?

► 1832 Resolutions adopted:

TX be a separate MEXN state

Immigration from U.S. be permitted

exempt from duties improved educational

facilities better protection from

Natives land titles

► 1833: Added a resolution—a constitution for the MEXN State of TX.

What happened to SFA in Mexico City?

► SFA traveled to deliver convention resolutions to MEXN government.

► SFA had to wait months on Santa Anna to return . . . grew discouraged and wrote a letter to San Antonio authorities to form their own government.

► Finally met with Santa Anna about reforms for TX and left satisfied.

► Later arrested at Saltillo b/c of the letter and jailed for a year.

Stephen F. Austin

What reforms began in Texas in 1834?

► Late 1833, malaria, cholera, and yellow fever struck TX killing hundreds.

► In 1834, reforms began: Recognizing English as

official language, allowing immigration from

the U.S. improving the courts

systems promoting religious

tolerance increasing number of

representatives to the state legislature from 1 to 3.

► Colonel Juan Almonte reported all was well on his inspection tour in 1834.

Colonel Juan Almonte

What happened at Anahuac under Tenorio in 1835?

► Mexican Captain Tenorio arrested Andrew Briscoe for refusing to pay customs duties.

► William B. Travis led colonists in response by forcing Briscoe’s release.

► Several towns disapproved of Travis’s actions and apologized to General Cos, the commander of MEXN forces in Coahuila (and Santa Anna’s brother-in-law). William B. Travis

How did General Cos react to these apologies?

► Wanted Travis and the others arrested and turned over to a Mexican military court.

► Arrested Lorenzo de Zavala, a Mexican politician (helped write Constitution of 1824) critical of Santa Anna who had moved to Texas for safety.Lorenzo de Zavala

Why did Texans call for a Consultation?

► They were unwilling to turn in their friends.

► Called for a consultation, seeking a dec of indep from MEX.

► The Peace Party, wanted friendly relations with Mexico.

► The War Party, led by Travis and Wharton, favored the consultation.

► SFA supported the consultation and urged people to unite against Santa Anna.

How did SFA respond to his arrest and imprisonment in

Mexico?►“War is our

only recourse. There is no other remedy. We must defend our rights, ourselves, and our country by force of arms.”

Graffiti►Turn your blank paper horizontal►Write “Road to Revolution” in the

center of your page►Draw/Write all the different events

that you believed led to the start of the Texas Revolution