Road To Revolution & Steps Toward Independence PDF

Road to Revolution & The Steps Toward Independence Chapters 9 and 10 Overview  01 Vocabulary  Vocabulary A brief truce between enemies so both parties can discuss Parley issues Siege A military blockade of a city or...

Road to Revolution & The Steps Toward Independence Chapters 9 and 10 Overview  01 Vocabulary  Vocabulary A brief truce between enemies so both parties can discuss Parley issues Siege A military blockade of a city or fortress Adopt To accept formally Commerce The buying and selling of goods and services Campaign A military operation  Vocabulary Veto To reject a bill passed by the legislature Ad Interim A Latin term meaning “for the time between” A formal, written request to a government to take some action Petition or change a policy Community Property obtained during the course of the marriage Property Allocate To give to or assign to  Vocabulary Skirmish A minor fight, usually during wartime Resolution A formal statement of an opinion made by an official group A situation in which a disease spreads rapidly through a Epidemic population Repeal To recall or do away with a law Dictator A ruler with absolute power  Vocabulary Land A person who buys land with the hope of selling it for a large profit Speculator Decree An order that has the force of law Duty A tax on imported goods Import To bring goods from foreign countries 02 Important People  Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Replaced Anastacio Bustamante as the president of Mexico in 1833. Ignored the Constitution of 1824.  Sam Houston Commander-in-chief of the Texas army.  David G. Burnet President of the ad interim government.  Juan N. Seguin Led a company of Tejanos in San Antonio de Bexar.  Benjamin Milam Led 300 men in the attack on Bexar in December 1835.  Stephen F. Austin Arrested for encouraging Texans to form their own government.  John (Juan) Bradburn Commander who imprisoned William B. Travis and Patrick Jack in 1832.  Antonio Tenorio Commander of Anahuac’s garrison who arrested Andrew Briscoe in 1835.  William B. Travis Led a group from San Felipe to Anahuac to pressure Tenorio into surrendering.  Martin Perfecto de Cos Commander of the Mexican forces in Coahuila y Tejas. Announced that he was taking a large force to Texas in order to arrest those he considered disloyal.  Haden Edwards Empresario that required early settlers in Nacogdoches to show him clear titles to their land in order to stay on their land. 03 Key Ideas Fredonian Rebellion Led by the Edwards brothers Declared Nacogdoches a free and independent state The rebellion ultimately failed 1829 Centralists gained control of the Mexican government. This ended the relative freedom that Texans had previously enjoyed Mier y Terán Report Detailed steps to reduce the growing American influence in Texas  Law of April 6, 1830 Aim: To limit American Influence in Texas Forbade Enslaved people from being Outlawed brought into Mexico immigration from the United States, cancelled uncomplete grants with empresarios, and encouraged immigration of Established Mexicans and Europeans to New forts and added taxes to Texas all foreign goods entering Texas Turtle Bayou Resolutions Texans declared their loyalty to Mexico but NOT the Mexican government Convention of 1833 Drew up a constitution for the proposed state of Texas Texas Constitution Slavery was made legal and people moving into Texas could bring enslaved people  Peace Party vs. War Party Peace Favored efforts to cooperate with the Party Federalists in Mexico Favored an immediate declaration of War independence from Mexico Party  Key Battles Velasco Goliad Gonzales 1832 30 Minute Bloody battle at the mouth of Victory resulting in capture of the Brazos weapons and ammo Come and Take It This means Texas is at war with Mexico.  Key Battles Grass Bexar Fight Texan Calvary Four Day Street-to-street battle Captures Mexican resulting in Texans capture of Mule Train San Antonio. Texan soil was clear of Mexican troops. Convention of 1836 The delegates found it difficult to stay because they wanted to join in the fighting in San Antonio against Santa Anna  Consultation Sam Houston elected as commander-in-chief of Texan army