Question

What important aspects were covered in the law of April 6 1830

Answer 1

Important aspects covered in the law of April 6, 1830, comprised of;

i) It was designed to stop the flood of immigration from the United States to Texas.

ii) The law was directed toward stimulating counter-colonization of Texas by Mexicans and Europeans, encouraging military occupation, and stimulating coastal trade.

iii) The law outlawed immigration from the United States to Texas. The law canceled all empresario land grants that had not been fulfilled. Anglo-colonization of Texas was now illegal. The government encouraged Texas and European settlers to move to Texas where they would provide money and land for the settlers.

iv) The law stated that slaves could no longer be brought to Mexico which would hurt the Anglo-Texan community on development cotton production industry.

v) The law further placed a customs duty on all goods delivered from the U.S to Texas which would destroy the Anglo-Texan economy by asking them to pay more for U.S supplies.