The Road to Revolution I

The Road to
Revolution

LESSON ONE: DIFFICULTIES WITH MEXICO

​In this lesson, you will...

learn what caused tensions between the Anglo American settlers in Texas and the Mexican government, what were the causes and effects of the Fredonian Rebellion, and how the settlers in Texas react to the Law of April 6, 1830.

McGraw Hill Texas History

For this lesson, you will read:
Chapter 9
Lesson 1

Remember to use your textbooks and AVID notes.

Multiple Choice

The _____ outlawed the buying and selling of enslaved people, but did not prevent colonists from holding enslaved people.

• Austin empresario contract

• Imperial Colonization Law

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• State Colonization Law of 1825

Multiple Choice

A _____ believes power should be concentrated in the national government.

• Centralist

• Loyalist

• Federalist

• Nationalist

Multiple Choice

The Spanish word _____ refers to a land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers into an area.

• criollo

• empresario

• mestizo

• vaquero

Open Ended

READ PAGES 1-2 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

How did political change in Mexico create tensions between Texas settlers and the Mexican government?

Open Ended

READ PAGES 3-4 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

How did the Fredonian Rebellion lead to the Mier y Terán Report?

Open Ended

READ PAGES 5-6 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

Why would Mexico welcome European settlers to Texas but not American settlers?