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TOC. Review. ___ Colonists claim land is no longer under Mexican rule. ___ Slavery and immigration from U.S. is illegal ___ Texas is out of control and the Americans are not following our rules. Fredonian Rebellion Mier y Teran Report Law of April 6 th , 1830. Law of April 6 th , 1830.
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Review • ___ Colonists claim land is no longer under Mexican rule. • ___ Slavery and immigration from U.S. is illegal • ___ Texas is out of control and the Americans are not following our rules • Fredonian Rebellion • Mier y Teran Report • Law of April 6th, 1830
Law of April 6th, 1830 • What were the terms of the law of April 6th, 1830? • If you were an American colonists already living in Mexican, Texas how would you feel about the law of April 6th, 1830? • If you were an American colonists living in Mexico Texas is the law of April 6, 1830 enough to go to war over?
Class Discussion Thinking back on the events you have discussed so far … who do you think should be blamed for the problems between the Mexican government and the Texas colonists?
Class Discussion What do you think is an appropriate solution to solving the problems between the Texas colonists and the Mexican government?
Classroom Discussion Law of April 6, 1830 Fair or Unfair
Warm-Up • What were the terms of the Law of April 6th 1830? • What were the terms of the Convention of 1832? • So far, who is to blame for the problems between the colonists and the Mexican government?
Learning Target I can trace the events that led to the Texas Revolution.
Prediction Do you think a new leader will mean more problems or more solutions? What do you think will happen next between the Mexican government and the Texas colonists? Why?
A Change in Power • In 1832, Santa Anna overthrew the Mexican government and became the new president of Mexico • This excited the Texas colonists as they were led to believe that Santa Anna was in favor of states rights • However, the colonists would soon learn that this was not the case.
Convention of 1832 and 1833 • After the Convention of 1832 SFA took the colonists’ ideas to Mex. City for approval by the Mex. Gov’t • While in Mex. City: • SFA had to wait before he could present the colonists’ ideas to Santa Anna • Back in Texas, colonists held the Convention of 1833 and drafted a consti. for the independent Mex.state of Texas • SFA writes a letter telling colonists to create a new government for the independent Mex. State of Texas.
SFA Arrested • Finally SFA met with Santa Anna and Santa Anna agreed to: • Allow Amer. Immigrants to come to Texas • Fairer taxes on goods from U.S. • Santa Anna rejected the idea of an indepen. state of Texas • The police had intercepted SFA’s letter to the colonists • On his way home to Tex, SFA was arrested by Mexican police • SFA was charged with treason and spent the next year in a Mexican jail
Ticket Out the Door 3 reasons why the colonists should be upset with the Mexican government 2 reasons why the Mexican government should be upset with the Texas Colonists 1 reason the arrest of SFA is significant