Texas History

Chapter 10.1:

Political Unrest in Texas

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How might you protest a law

that you think is unfair?

The Fredonian Rebellion

• 1825: Haden Edwards recieves a empresario contract

• Permission to settle 800 families near Nacogdoches

Haden Edwards

The Fredonian Rebellion

•People already living on site

•Contract required him to respect property rights

The Fredonian Rebellion

• Required settlers to furnish titles

• Edwards told he could not charge for new land titlesGrave of Haden Edwards

The Fredonian Rebellion

•October 1826: Mexican government cancels Edward’s contract

•Response: Benjamin Edwards declares part of East Texas to be an independent Republic

The Fredonian Rebellion

• Fredonian Republic

• Benajmin Edwards, brother of Haden Edwards, was a leader of the rebellion

The Fredonian Rebellion

• Fredonian Rebellion:

– one of the earliest rebellions in Texas

– was over the issue of land titles

• Stephen F. Austin was against the Fredonian Rebellion

The Fredonian Rebellion

•Austin calls out the militia

•Jan 1827: Fredonians flee when the Mexican army and a militia led by Stephen F. Austin approaches

Mier y Terán’s Report

•Fredonian Rebellion worried the Mexican government

•Concerned it was a U.S. plot to acquire Texas

Mier y Terán’s Report

• General Manuel de Mier y Terán sent to investigate

• Concerned about the growing American influence, especially in East Texas

General Manuel de Mier y Terán

Mier y Terán’s Report

•Wrote a report to Mexico’s president warning about the conditions in Texas

Mier y Terán’s Report

• Recommendations:

– Increase trade between Texas & Mexico

– More soldiers

– Encourage more European & Mexican settlement

The Law of April 6, 1830

•Decree—official order

•Vicente Guerrero—issued a decree ending slavery in Mexico

President Vicente Guerrero

The Law of April 6, 1830

• Law of April 6, 1830:

– Banned US immigration to Texas

– Banned import of slaves in to Texas

– Suspended unfilled empresario contracts

The Law of April 6, 1830

•Law of April 6, 1830:

–Instituted customs duties

•Customs Duties—taxes on imports

The Law of April 6, 1830

• Law designed to stop further US immigration.

• Stephen F. Austin’s reaction:

– Tried to continue supporting the Mexican government

– Encouraged settlers to obey the law.

Law of April 6, 1830

Mier y Teran Report

Miery y Teran Investigation

Fredonian Rebellion