Causes of the Texas Revolution

Multiple Choice

What is true about slavery during this era?

• Slavery was legal in Mexico, but illegal in the USA.

• Slavery was abolished in Mexico, but legal in the USA.

• Slaves were treated very well and paid.

• The laws in Mexico were the same as they were in the USA.

Multiple Choice

What are some of the freedoms that American settlers had in the USA before they moved to Mexican Texas?

• In the USA, they had freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

• They did not have any more freedoms.

• Slaves had rights in the USA but none in Mexico.

• They had free land in the USA and in Mexican Texas the land was expensive.

Multiple Choice

Which is true?

• State and local governments lost power in Mexican Texas (Coahulia y Tejas.)

• State and local governments had a lot of power in Mexico.

• There was no difference between Mexico and Texas governments.

• The Mexican Constitution gave more freedom to Coahuila y Tejas

Multiple Choice

In what region of Texas were Austin's colonies set up?

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

Multiple Choice

Which is true about who settled in Mexican Texas (Coahuila y Tejas)?

• Anglos outnumbered Mexicans.

• Mexicans outnumbered Anglos.

• Native Americans had the same number of people as Anglos.

• Spanish Citizens were treated the same as Native Americans.

Multiple Choice

Which kind of government had American settlers in Mexican Texas become accustomed to before they settled in Tejas?

• Dictatorship without representation

• Constitutional Anarchy

• Democratic with representation

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

Which kind of economic system did Texans want?

• A government run one

• A free one

• A simple one

• A communist one

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