| A | B |
|---|
| decree | an order that has the force of law |
| customs duties | a tax placed on goods coming into a country |
| exempt | excuse; to free from a rule that others must obey |
| commerce | large-scale trade |
| import | bring in from a foreign country |
| resolution | a formal expression of opinion voted by an official group |
| skirmish | a small fight, usually during wartime |
| Federalists | believed in sharing power between the states and national government |
| Centralists | believes power should be concentrated in the national government |
| Haden Edwards | empresario who angered settlers by demanding to see titles to their land |
| Anthony Butler | American ambassador who proposed Mexico sell Texas to the U.S. |
| Jose de las Piedras | Mexican colonel sent to Nacogdoches to prevent new uprisings |
| Richard Fields | Cherokee chief allied with Benjamin Edwards |
| Manuel de Mier y Teran | Mexican general who expressed concern over American influence in Texas |
| Fredonia | independent republic created by Edwards |
| Nacogdoches | area in East Texas of the first clash between Texas colonists and Mexican authorities |
| Law of April 6, 1830 | ended all immigration from the U.S. to Texas |
| John Davis Bradburn | commander of Mexican garrison at Anahuac |
| Willam B. Travis | arrested and imprisoned by Bradburn at Anahuac |
| Turtle Bayou Resolutions | statement written by Texans stating loyalty to Mexico |
