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Unit 3, Part 4 Notes: First Conflicts and Tensions Grow (Chapter 9)

Main Idea: Although conflicts continued in Texas, the colonists maintained their loyalty to the Mexican government. But tensions rise when San Anna switches political parties.

  1. What happened at Anahuac under Bradburn (1832)?
  • ______- site of fort build to control ______to Mexico
  • Colonists accused commander John David ______of:
  • Taking ______
  • Refusing to give up runaway ______.
  • Imposing customs duties on ______goods.
  • ______results when Bradburn imprisoned 2 lawyers: ______and Patrick C. Jack, for interfering in his efforts to ______laws.
  1. What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions (1832)?
  • Formal statements adopted by ______colonists.
  • Declared loyalty to ______.
  • Denied ______against Mexican authority.
  • Insisted ______for General Santa Anna
  • Santa Anna was a ______leading an uprising against the Mexican ______President Bustamante. He promised to support the Texan-favored ______Constitution of 1824.
  1. What happened at Velasco (1832)? Who came to power in 1833?
  • At Velasco:
  • John Austin and other colonists fought ______troops.
  • After bitter ______and loss of life on both sides, the Mexicans ______.
  • In 1833:
  • General Santa Anna was ______new Mexican ______.
  • Most Texas colonists were ______, thinking Santa Anna would be a ______and support Texas.
  1. Why did Texans meet at the Conventions of 1832 & 1833?
  • 1832 Resolutions adopted:
  • Texas be a ______Mexican state.
  • Immigration from U.S. be ______.
  • Exemption from ______taxes.
  • Improved ______facilities.
  • Better protection from ______.
  • Land titles for East Texas ______.
  • 1833: Added a ______- a constitution for the Mexican State of ______.
  1. What happened to SFA in Mexico City?
  • SFA traveled to deliver ______resolutions to Mexican government.
  • SFA had to wait months on Santa Anna to return…
  • Grew discouraged and wrote a letter to San Antonio ______to form their own ______.
  • Finally met with ______about reforms for Texas and left ______.
  • Later ______at Saltillo because of the ______and jailed for a ______.
  1. What reforms began in Texas in 1834?
  • Late 1833: ______, ______, and yellow fever struck Texas killing ______.
  • In 1834, reforms began:
  • Recognizing ______as official language
  • Allowing ______from the U.S.
  • Improving the ______systems
  • Promoting ______tolerance
  • Increasing number of ______to the state legislature from 1 to 3
  1. What happened at Anahuac under Tenorio in 1835?
  • Mexican captain Tenorio arrested a merchant for refusing to pay customs duties.
  • ______led colonists in response by forcing the merchant’s ______.
  • Several towns disapproved of Travis’s actions and sent an apology to General _____, the commander of ______forced in Coahuila. (Santa Anna’s brother-in-law)
  1. How did General Cost react to these apologies?
  • Wanted Travis and the others ______and turned over to a Mexican ______court.
  • Arrested ______, a Mexican politician (helped write Constitution of 1824) critical of ______who had moved to Texas for ______.
  1. Why did Texans call for a Consultation?
  • They were ______to turn in their friends.
  • Called for a ______, seeking a declaration of ______from Mexico.
  • The ______Party wanted friendly relations with Mexico.
  • The ______Party favored the Consultation.
  • SFA supported the consultation and urged people to ______against Santa Anna.