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Name Class Date The Road to Revolution Section 1 Key Terms Fredonian Rebellion an attempt by a small group of Anglo settlers near Nacogdoches to declare independence from Mexico Mier y Terán Report a report written by Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Terán describing the growing American influence in Texas Law of April 6, 1830 law passed by the Mexican government banning U.S. immigration and prohibiting settlers from bringing more slaves into Texas customs duties import taxes which raised money for the government Section Summary THE FREDONIAN REBELLION In 1825 Haden Edwards, a businessman from What did Haden Edwards Kentucky, received an empresario contract. He had discover when he arrived in Nacogdoches? permission to settle families near Nacogdoches. ______When he arrived, he found that many people had been living on the land for years. ______Edwards ordered the settlers to show their titles to the land. Many could not, and Edwards demanded that they pay him for a title or leave. The people protested to Mexican officials, who responded by canceling Edwards’s contract. Edwards and his brother, Benjamin, took action. Underline where the They gathered a small band of settlers and claimed settlers of the Fredonian Rebellion claimed land. a part of East Texas as the independent Republic of Fredonia. Most Texans opposed the Fredonian Rebellion, which was quickly put down.

THE MIER Y TERÁN REPORT The American interest in rebellion greatly worried the Mexican government. The government sent General Manuel de Mier y Terán to investigate conditions in Texas. The general was asked to determine how many Americans lived in Texas and what their attitudes toward Mexico were. In the Mier y Terán Report, he noted that Mexican influence in Texas decreased as one moved northward and eastward. He recommended that trade between Texas and Mexico be increased

© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 115 Guided Reading Workbook Name Class Date Section 1, continued List two recommendations in an effort to discourage trade with the United in the Mier y Terán Report. States. He also recommended that more soldiers be 1. ______sent to Texas and that Mexicans and Europeans be ______encouraged to settle in Texas. 2. ______THE LAW OF APRIL 6, 1830 ______

In response, the Mexican government passed the What were the two Law of April 6, 1830. It banned U.S. immigration purposes of customs to Texas and made it illegal for settlers to bring duties? more slaves into Texas. The law also suspended ______unfilled empresario contracts. The government ______began to tax all U.S. imports into Texas. These ______import taxes, or customs duties, served two purposes. They raised money for the government and they encouraged internal trade within Mexico. The law angered many Tejanos and U.S. settlers.

CHALLENGE ACTIVITY Critical Thinking: Evaluating How did the Mier y Terán Report lead to the passage of the Law of April 6, 1830?

Fredonian Rebellion Mier y Terán Report Law of April 6, 1830 customs duties

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence below and circle the term in the word pair that best completes each sentence. 1. The (Fredonian Rebellion/Mier y Terán Report) declared Texas settlers free from Mexican rule. 2. According to the (Law of April 6, 1830/Mier y Terán Report), Mexican influence in Texas decreased as one moved northward and eastward. 3. The (Law of April 6, 1830/customs duties) prohibited U.S. settlers from bringing more slaves to Texas. 4. Because of the (Fredonian Rebellion/customs duties), goods from the United States would now be more expensive than goods from Mexico.

DIRECTIONS Write two adjectives or descriptive phrases that describe each term given. 5. Haden Edwards 6. Fredonian Rebellion