Expert: Hank Hokamp Date: 5/24/2008 Subject: Causes of Texas Revolution
Question What were some of the causes of the Texas Revolution?
Answer
Good Morning, Jenny:
The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2, 1835, to April 21, 1836, between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas.
Animosity between the Mexican government and the American settlers in Texas (who were called Texians) began with the Siete Leyes of 1835, when Mexican President and General Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón abolished the Constitution of 1824 and proclaimed a new anti-federalist constitution in its place. Unrest soon followed throughout all of Mexico, and war began in Texas on October 1, 1835, with the Battle of Gonzales.
