Unit 4 Seeds of Rebellion

The Fredonian rebels gave up and fled Texas when...

• they ran out of supplies.

• they were attacked by American Indians.

• the Mexican government threatened to divide Texas into multiple states.

• the Mexican army and the militia led by Stephen F. Austin approached.

Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Terán warned of?

• the increasing number of settlers arriving from Europe.

• the growing American influence in East Texas.

• the water shortages in areas of West Texas.

• American Indians who did not want to be Mexican citizens.

What was the main objective of the Law of April 6, 1830?

• to strictly control the American presence in Texas

• to create new government offices

• to prohibit slaveholders from settling in Texas

• to revoke empresario titles

According to this map, the first conflict in Texas in the years leading up to the Texas Revolution occurred near which town?

• Anahuac

• Velasco

• Nacogdoches

• San Antonio

The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared that...

• the settlers did not support General Santa Anna.

• the Mexican army should release William Jack.

• the people were defending their rights and the constitution.

• the events at Anahuac were a rebellion against Mexico.

Why were Texans excited about Santa Anna’s rise to power in Mexico?

• Santa Anna supported Stephen F. Austin.

• Santa Anna was not interested in the day-to-day affairs of the government.

• Santa Anna’s vice president controlled the policies of the Mexican government.

• Santa Anna had promised to restore the Constitution of 1824.

What was the goal of the Convention of 1832?

• to create public schools in Texas

• to convince Santa Anna that Texans were loyal to Mexico

• to write resolutions regarding several Texas affairs

• to start a new rebellion in the southern part of Texas

What is one reason that the resolutions of the Convention of 1832 were never presented to Mexican officials?

• Stephen F. Austin had been absent.

• William H. Wharton decided he did not want to speak with officials.

• The resolutions were never completely written.

• San Antonio refused to participate in the convention.

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested in 1834?

• He trespassed on Mexican-owned property in Texas.

• He threatened Vice President Gómez Farías.

• Mexican officials thought he had challenged their authority.

• The people of Texas had organized a local government.

Why did residents of Anahuac become angry with the Mexican government in the spring of 1835?

• The Mexican army built a fort in their town.

• The government began collecting customs duties on imports.

• The police began arresting residents on false charges.

• Their plan to overthrow Santa Anna was foiled.