TEXAS REVOLUTION & REPUBLIC REVIEW

What was the MAIN purpose of the Law of April 6, 1830?

• to stop U.S. Immigration to Texas

• to end trade between Texas and Mexico

• to block Mexicans from settling in Texas

• to present Texas from declaring independence.

What was the MAIN purpose of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• to criticize the Texans who were fighting under Santa Anna

• to end the civil war between opposing political forces in Mexico

• to explain why Texas rebels attacked the troops at Anahuac

• to support the Bustamante government's violations of the Constitution

Which of the following was a recommendation of Mier y Teran?

• place more troops around settlements

• encourage more Mexican and European settlements in Texas

• strengthen trade ties between Texas and Mexico

• all of the above

What event was the turning point that led Stephen F. Austin to support the Texas Revolution?

• The fight at Gonzales over the cannon.

• When Santa Anna declared himself ruler of Mexico for life.

• When he was arrested and imprisoned in Mexico City

• He always supported the idea to fight for independence from Mexico

Who of the following were killed at the Alamo?

• Jim Bowie

• William Travis

• Davy Crockett

• All of the above

Use the timeline. How many months after the Convention of 1833 was Austin arrested?

• 2 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

• 1 month

How was Briscoe's arrest similar to Austin?

• both arrests occurred because they protested some element of Mexican rule

• both were arrested in Mexico

• both were arrested in Anahuac

• both arrests were made by Santa Anna

"I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans."

Who wrote the above statement in an attempt to get assistance against the invading Mexican Army?

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• James Fannin

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

"We, therefore, do hereby resolve and declare, that our political connection with the Mexican nation has forever ended, and that the people of Texas do now constitute a free, Sovereign, and independent republic. .."

What was the purpose of this quote from the document written by Childress?

• To want Texas to become part of the United States

• To declare Texas's independence from Mexico

• To declare Texas's plan to go to war with Mexico

• To establish Texas's need to trade independently of Mexico

Why did the Mexican army attack the Alamo?

• to force Texans to obey the Mexican government

• to ask Americans to make Mexico part of Texas

• to make the United States give Texas back to the Mexicans

• to capture the newly formed Texas government, currently hiding in the Alamo