Turtle Bayou Resolutions. The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were signed by settlers during the Anahuac Disturbances, which played a role in the secession of [the US] from Mexico and the creation of the Republic of Fredonia. ... The settlers were opposed to control of their daily affairs by the centralist governme
Explanation: The main purpose of the reform agenda of the late 1970s was to divert the handling of status offenses from a criminal to a noncriminal setting.