CHAPTER 10
Section 1, 2
Before the bell
■Write the mustachequestion in yourPlanner.
■You need:
■Pencil or blue orblack pen
■Textbook
■ISN
Under slide one
■Write MEXICO
Then draw a stop sign
Mexico wanted Texans to
stop dealing with the United
States.
2: General Mier y Terán toured Texas and concludedthat American influence in the area was too strong.
General Mier y Terán’s Conclusions on Texas
Trade should increase between Texas and Mexico
More Mexican soldiers should be sent to Texas
Encourage more Mexicans and Europeans to settle inTexas
Add under second slide
Increase MexicanInfluence
Decrease AngloInfluence
Why Mexico Passed the Law of April 6, 1830 and Texans’ Reaction
Mexican government hoped to issue new contracts to bring more
Mexicans and Catholic families rather than U.S. immigrants.
Government passed new custom duties on U.S. imports to raisemore money
Mexican government hoped the new law would strengthenMexico’s control over Texas
Law angered many Tejano and U.S. settlers who feared the newlaw would hurt the growing Texas economy
Many were upset that friends and relatives in
the U.S. would not move to Texas
3: The law of April 6, 1830, banned American immigration to Texas.
Under slide 3
Write: Decree = an official order having theforce of law
Vocabulary Chapter 10
Define Resolution
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
On the next blank page of the ISN:
Answer the questions about the Turtle BayouResolutions on page 209 of the textbook.
Section 2: Tensions Grow1. Tension between officials and Texans at Anahuacled to conflict.
Events Leading to Anahuac
•Anahuac established in fall 1830
•Fisher demands that all ships pay customsat Anahuac November
•Bradburn arrests William B. Travis, PatrickJack, and others Spring
•Turtle Bayou Resolutions June 13, 1832.
•Battle of Velasco June 26-29, 1832
Below
Stop pay Taxes
Amahuac
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared Texassupport for the Mexican government.
■Reasons for the Writing of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions
■Bradburn’s arrest of some Texans and his refusal to releasethem
■Colonists wanted to express their reasons for rebellion
■Colonists wanted to reassure the government of their loyalty
Causes for the Violence at Velasco
■Refusal by Mexican officials to allow the rebels to pass atVelasco
■Arrests at Anahuac
Below
Texans support the Mexican Constitution of1824 but are against the Law of April 6, 1830
November1831: Fisherdemands thatall ships paycustoms atAnahuac.
Spring1832:BradburnarrestsWilliam B.Travis andPatrickJack.
June26–29,BattleofVelasco
Fall1830:Bradburnarrives inTexas.
June 13, 1832:Turtle BayouResolutions
1831 1832 1833
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Chapter 10 vocabulary
Add the following words and their definitions:
Reforms (212)
Delegates (212)
Video
Things to listen for:
Which cities did not attend the convention andwhy?
What did the Convention of 1832 request fromMexico?
Why was Austin arrested?
Notes
Take out your notes from this week.
Section 3: Conventions and Petitions
1: Texans hoped that a new government inMexico would lead to changes in Texas
Texans Hoped the Constitution of 1824 WouldBe Restored
•Some Texans liked its federalist principles
•This constitution gave Texans strong localcontrol in government
2: The Conventions of 1832 and 1833 requestedchanges in immigration policy & statehood for Texas.
What the Convention of 1832 Hoped to Achieve
• Allow U.S. immigration
• Make Texas a separate state
•Exempt Texas from custom duties for three years
•Provide land for public schools
What the Convention of 1833 Hoped to Achieve
•Many of the same principles as the Constitution of 1832
•Proposed a constitution for Texas
3: Stephen F. Austin was arrested while in Mexico topresent the Convention of 1833’s requests.
Austin’s Arrest Troubles Texans
• Santa Anna denies Austin’s request to separate Texas andCoahuila
• Arrested in Saltillo in January 1833; released in December1834
• Not permitted to return to Texas until July 1835
TexasHopedhe would
Santa Anna popularly electedpresident of Mexico in 1831
Conventions of 1832, 1833
allow U.S. immigration, make Texas aseparate state, exempt Texas fromcustoms duties for three years,provide land for public schools
Constitution of 1824enforce, because itsfederalist principles gaveTexas strong local control