TX - 4.2 - From Reform to Revolution

Which of these terms means "a leader who controls an area with absolute power"?  [hint: Santa Anna is a pretty good example of this]

• dictator
• empresario
• federalist
• conquistador

Centralists wanted the powers of government to be in the hands of very few [or just one person]. The opposite of centralists were __________ who wanted governmental powers to be shared among many people.

• federalists

• empresarios

• conquistadors

• dictators

Which of these men was supported by the Texans [because he claimed to be a Federalist], but when he became President of Mexico he seized power and revealed that he was really a Centralist [and a dictator]?

• Santa Anna

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mier y Teran

• Juan Davis Bradburn

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested and put in a prison in Mexico City? [This event caused him to go from being a loyal Mexican citizen to being a big supporter of Texas independence]

• he wrote a letter encouraging his fellow Texans to form their own government

• he refused to pay any taxes to the Mexican government

• he called Santa Anna a "coward" and a "fool"

• he assaulted a Mexican soldier guarding the city of San Antonio

Fill in the blank with the missing event from Stephen F. Austin's life.

1830 - Austin shows that he is a loyal Mexican citizen

1833 - Austin goes to Mexico City as a representative

1834 - _________________________________________________

1835 - Austin supports Texas independence from Mexico

• Austin is arrested and imprisoned for a year

• Austin travels throughout the U.S.

• Austin writes a book about life in Texas

• Austin gets married and starts a family

What did Mexico do which stopped immigration from the U.S. to Texas?

• they enforced the Law of April 6, 1830

• they wrote the Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• they elected a centralist leader named Santa Anna

• they started charging new colonists $5000

Who wrote the report about Texas [saying there were TOO MANY Anglos] that directly led to the Law of April 6, 1830?

• Mier y Teran
• Santa Anna
• Stephen F. Austin
• Haden Edwards

Which event is matched with the correct era?

• During the era of "Natural Texas and Its People"...the Aztecs were conquered by Cortes.
• During the "Age of Contact"...Spanish friars built missions and presidios in Texas.
• During the "Spanish Colonial Era"...early people learned how to farm.
• During the "Texas Revolution"...Stephen F. Austin spent time in a Mexico City prison.