Causes of the Texas Revolution

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What recommended that soldiers need to occupy Texas forts to enforce Mexican law, Texans need to trade more with Mexico rather than the U.S., and immigration to Texas should be more from Mexico and Europe rather than the U.S.?

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Mier y Teran's Report

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Which action is supported by Article 11: “Article 11.  It is prohibited that emigrants from nations bordering on this republic shall settle in the states or territory adjacent to their own nation.  Consequently, all contracts not already completed and not in harmony with this law are suspended.”- Law of April 6, 1830?

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Mexico ended immigration to Texas from the United States.

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What was a result of the statement above? “I tell myself that it could not be otherwise than that from such a state of affairs [events]should arise an antagonism [unfriendly relationship] between Mexicans and foreigners... Therefore, I am warning you to take timely [quick] measures [actions]. Texas could throw the whole nation into revolution.” - Mier y Teran

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The Mexican government issued the Law of April 6, 1830.

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What was the effect of Stephen F. Austin’s imprisonment by Mexican officials?

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Stephen F. Austin warned Texans had no choice but to go to war with Mexico.

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In addition to issues with the Mexican government, what else led to tensions between Texans and Mexico?

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Mexico abolished slavery except in Texas.

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What event caused Texas settlers to write the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

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The uprising of settlers in and around Anahuac.

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What event led to the Teran Report? Options: Arrest of Stephen F. Austin, Fredonian Rebellion, Turtle Bayou Resolutions, Battle of Medina

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Fredonian Rebellion

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What did Stephen F. Austin's letter telling Texans to prepare for separate statehood from Caohuila lead to?

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Stephen F. Austin was arrested for treason against the government.

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Why did the Anglos in Texas want Texas to be a separate state in Mexico?

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They wanted to have rights that reflected their needs.

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Which Principle of Government was violated when Mexico held Stephen F. Austin as a prisoner for almost two years?

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Individual Rights