Prelude to Revolution 18261835

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Prelude to Revolution 1826-1835
Texas

• Texas History
• Chapter 5

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I. Early Troubles

• 1825- President Adams wants to buy Texas for 1
  million- Brazos River as boundary
• 1829- President Jackson- 5 million for all of
  Texas
• Upset Mexico- U. S. trying to take over Texas
• 1829- Mexican president- Guerrero- abolishes
  slavery- except in Texas

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II. Disturbances of 1831 and 1832

• Taxes on customs duties collected for 1st time
• Question over land titles-state or national
• Military authority over civilians
• 2 Mexican officials- Fisher and Bradburn provoked
  Texans over several issues
• Most serious- arrest of Travis
• Turtle Bayou Resolutions- support of Santa Annas
  revolution, helped keep serious retribution from
  occurring.

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III. Conventions of 1832 and 1833

• Convention of 1832
• Repeal law restricting immigration from U.S.
• Exempt Texas from tariff duties for 3 years
• Land titles for settlers east of Austins colony
• B. Convention of 1833
• Same as year before
• Asked separate state from Coahuila
• Austin sent to Mexico City to take requests

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The Players
William Travis
Stephen F. Austin
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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IV. Austin in Mexico City

• Austin gets run around
• Writes letter back to Texas that urges Texas
  forms own state government
• Most of request eventually get approved
• Letter falls in hands of government- Austin is
  arrested and held in isolation for 18 months,
  Jan. 1834- June, 1835
• Will be for revolution when he gets back to Texas

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V. Santa Anna and Mexico

• Elected president 1833, lets Farias, VP, run
  country over period of time.
• April, 1834- takes over supreme power
• Dissolved Congress
• Replaced Constitution of 1824
• Caused rebellions in parts of Mexico

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VI. Affairs in Coahuila and Texas1833-1835

• Tour by Almonte finds Texas doing good, gave
  Texas more powers
• Problem- location of state capital and sale of
  public lands to speculators
• 1. Capital moved back from San Antonio to
  Saltillo
• 2. Land speculators upset settlers in taking
  large amounts of land
• C. Texans upset when Santa Anna becomes dictator
• E. War party starts getting Texans upset

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VII. Crisis of Texas

• Anahuac trouble- fight over tax collection, Jan.
  1835
• June, 1835- Travis forces Mexican garrison out of
  Anahuac
• General Cos- commander of Texas tried to arrest
  Lorenzo de Zavala, Texans refused to do so
• Situation in Texas moves toward war
• Sept, 1835- war is our only resource

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VIII. Why Revolution

• Similarities with American Revolution
• Customs duties and collectors
• Troops among both settlers
• Differences
• Mexican authorities saw a U.S. conspiracy
• No true support to back up theory
• What place does slavery play- probably some, but
  not a main cause
• Cultural differences had a role
• Failure of Mexico to establish a stable govt.
• Revolution not supported by most Texans until
  late 1835.