Texas was still under Mexican governance in 1835. It was still part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. For a brief time, the settlers provisioned by the United States cohabited the land peacefully with the Mexican government.
Conflict began when Mexican authorities began to increasingly intervene in the affairs of the American settlers. In 1826, a brief and unsuccessful rebellion started by two American brothers, known as the Fredonian Rebellion, caused the Mexican government to ban the immigration of Americans in April of 1830. The Mexican imposition only became worse over the next four years, prohibiting the importation of slaves and increasing taxation. Tension between the two entities increased when Stephen Austin, the man chiefly responsible for the American settlement of Texas, was incarcerated …show more content…
After The Seven Years’ War, Britain was left with an enormous debt and decided to help alleviate that expense through the taxation of the colonies in North America. Two acts of parliament, the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 began the dispute between Britain and America. Based on the current standard of “no taxation without representation”, the colonies disputed the impositions from parliament since they were not being represented in the British House of Commons. Parliament defended their taxes by stating that the colonists were being symbolically represented through the current members of parliament, because they had the best intentions for all the people of Britain. The colonies then began to petition these taxes which lead to new taxes being created. With the Townshend Acts of 1767, the Tea Act of 1773, the Intolerable acts of 1774, tension continued to rise between the British government and the New England colonies as they contended against each other. Finally, on April 19th 1775 at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the American Revolution had officially
Conflict began when Mexican authorities began to increasingly intervene in the affairs of the American settlers. In 1826, a brief and unsuccessful rebellion started by two American brothers, known as the Fredonian Rebellion, caused the Mexican government to ban the immigration of Americans in April of 1830. The Mexican imposition only became worse over the next four years, prohibiting the importation of slaves and increasing taxation. Tension between the two entities increased when Stephen Austin, the man chiefly responsible for the American settlement of Texas, was incarcerated …show more content…
After The Seven Years’ War, Britain was left with an enormous debt and decided to help alleviate that expense through the taxation of the colonies in North America. Two acts of parliament, the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 began the dispute between Britain and America. Based on the current standard of “no taxation without representation”, the colonies disputed the impositions from parliament since they were not being represented in the British House of Commons. Parliament defended their taxes by stating that the colonists were being symbolically represented through the current members of parliament, because they had the best intentions for all the people of Britain. The colonies then began to petition these taxes which lead to new taxes being created. With the Townshend Acts of 1767, the Tea Act of 1773, the Intolerable acts of 1774, tension continued to rise between the British government and the New England colonies as they contended against each other. Finally, on April 19th 1775 at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the American Revolution had officially