Texas Revolution Quiz

During the Fredonian Rebellion, Stephen F. Austin was on the side of the -

• Native Americans

• Mexican Government

• United States

• Republic of Fredonia

Which action was taken as a result of the Fredonian Rebellion?

• Mexican officials arrested Stephen F. Austin

• Federalist leaders overthrew the Mexican Centralist government

• The Mexican government sent General Mier y Terán to report on what was happening in Texas

• Texas leaders called for a Convention to consider declaring independence from Mexico

When Mier y Teran came into Texas to investigate the population, what did he find there that worried him so much?

• The Mexican people outnumbered the Anglo-Americans

• The Native Americans were growing stronger

• The Anglo-Americans outnumbered the Mexican people

• The United States was ready to invade Mexico

The Law of April 6, 1830 outlawed which of the following?

• Immigration from the United States into Texas

• Immigration from Mexico into Texas

• Immigration from Europe into Texas

• Immigration from the Mexico into the United States

How did changes within Mexico's government in the late 1820s and early 1830s increase tensions between Texan settlers and Mexico?

• Santa Anna became the president of Mexico and imposed high taxes on Mexicans

• Bustamante became the president of Mexico and abolished slavery in Mexico

• Federalists came to power and arrested Texans who were disloyal to Mexico

• Centralists came to power and began to exercise stricter control over Texas

Who was primarily responsible for the disturbance at Anahuac that resulted in Texans writing of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Captain John Davis Bradburn

• William Travis and Patrick Jack

• John Austin

In the Turtle Bayou resolutions, the Anglo settlers wanted to –

• Make Texas an independent nation

• Abolish slavery

• Elect Stephen F. Austin as president of Texas

• Uphold the Mexican Constitution of 1824

The events leading up to the Texas Revolution are similar to those of the American Revolution because –

• Both groups of people were forced into slavery and driven out of their homes

• Both the American colonists and Texas colonists were forced to pay taxes on imported goods

• Neither the American colonies nor Texas had to deal with being ruled by a dictator from another country

• Both England and Mexico were very open to suggestions from the colonies about what to do with their money

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested?

• He had led the Fredonian Rebellion

• He told Texas to establish a state government before Mexico approved

• He led an attack on Captain Bradburn and his forces at Anahuac

• He refused to pay the tariff on imported goods from the United States

Which of the following battles of the Texas Revolution happened first?

• The Battle of San Jacinto

• The Battle of Gonzales

• The Seige of the Alamo

• The Goliad Massacre