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| Fredonian Revolt | led by Haden Edwards in which he declared Texas independent from Mexico |
| Why Mexico was concerned about the Fredonian Revolt | They believed it could be the first of upcoming problems with Texas settlers |
| General Manuel Mier y Teran | Sent by the Mexican government to Texas to investigate and write a report |
| Observations of Mier y Teran | Texas was becoming more American than Mexican |
| Mier y Teran Report | Recommended that the Mexican government place more troops in Texas to maintain order |
| Law of April 6, 1830 | States that there would be no more immigration to Texas by Americans and slavery in Texas would be banned |
| Tariffs | Taxes on imported goods |
| Garrisons | Military outposts |
| Colonel Bradburn | Mexican military leader who was strongly disliked by Texas settlers |
| William B. Travis and Patrick Jack | lawyers who were arrested by Bradburn for tricking him into thinking there would be a revolt |
| John Austin | Texan who traveled down the Brazos River to get guns to revolt against Col. Bradburn |
| Colonel Piedras | Calmed down the situation in Anahuac by firing Bradburn and releasing Patrick & Travis |
| Battle of Velasco | Skirmish that took place between John Austin and Texas settlers against a Mexican military outpost on the Brazos River. People died on both sides. |
| Anahuac | Texas town where tensions between the Mexican military and Texas settlers grew to the brink of conflict |
| Convention of 1833 | listed actions the people of Texas wanted from Mexico to be delivered by Stephen F. Austin |
| SFA's trip to Mexico City | meets with the VP of Mexico at first and is frustrated by the lack of a response |
| SFA's "threat" to Mexico City | told the Mexican government that Texans might act if Mexico doesn't respond to their requests |
| SFA's Letter to Texas | letter sent telling Texans to start creating a separate state government in Texas |
| SFA's meeting with Santa Anna | Santa Anna grants most requests (Americans can immigrate to TX, slavery allowed again) but denied request for separate statehood for Texas |
| SFA's arrest | SFA is arrested in Saltillo for writing the letter about Texas statehood which was not granted by Santa Anna |
| SFA's time in jail | 1 year and 6 months |
| Santa Anna's change | Santa Anna switched from being a Federalist to a Centrist which angered Texans |
| General Martin de Cos | Santa Anna's brother in law who came into Texas bringing troops to break up the state government |
| William B. Travis | captured the town of Anahuac |
| Cos' Reaction to William B. Travis | arrest Texans who helped Travis and give them military trial |
| Texans Reaction to William B. Travis | Travis reacted out of control and not all people supported his actions |
| Committees of Correspondence | local groups who spread news of what was happening in Texas |
| SFA's beliefs about Texas and Mexico after his release from jail | SFA believed Texas must separate from Mexico |
| Federal System of Government | system of government in which the national government is supreme but states have some authority |
| Central System of Government | system of government in which the national government has almost total power and authority in a nation |
