Road To Revolution

What was Mier y Teran doing in Texas?

• Leading an Army against the settlers
• Collecting taxes from the settlers
• Inspecting Texas settlements for Santa Anna
• He was on vacation

What was one of the reasons Mexico put into place the Law of April 6, 1830?

• To make slavery legal in Texas
• To stop U.S. immigration into Texas
• To help Texas set up its own government
• To make Catholicism optional

The Mier y Teran Report showed the ratio of Anglo settlers to Mexican settlers was

• 2 : 1
• 5 : 1
• 10 : 1
• 4 : 1

Santa claimed to be a ___________ but he was a ____________

• Texan / Mexican
• Anglo / Tejano
• President / Dictator
• Nationalist / Centralist

The main purpose of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions was to...

• Criticize Santa Ana
• end the civil war between apposing Mexican forces.
• call for revolution against Mexican authorities
• Pledge loyalty to Santa Ana and support the Constitution of 1824

What was significant about the Louisiana Purchase? (LT 1)

• Reduced British control of North America
• Focused the United States on westward expansion
• Extended United States control over Spain
•  Decreased tensions with Native American Indians

What is significant about the year 1824? (LT 16)

• Mexican Independence
• Mexican Constitution
• Purchase of Louisiana
• The year Moses Austin asked  permission to settle in Texas

Texas settlers liked the new Mexican Constitution.  Why? (LT 6)

• It was similar to the British Constitution they were used to
• It was similar to the US Constitution
• It gave new settlers the freedom of religion similar to US
• They didn't like it

Which of the following correctly lists the events in chronological order? (LT 6)

• - Empresarios were granted contracts
  - Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
  - Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
  - Mexico gained independence from Spain
• - Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
  - Empresarios were granted contracts
  - Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
  - Mexico gained independence from Spain
• - Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
  - Mexico gained independence from Spain
  - Empresarios were granted contracts
  - Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
• - Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
  - Mexico gained independence from Spain
  - Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
  - Empresarios were granted contracts

All of the following are TRUE of the Fredonian Rebellion EXCEPT: (LT 8)

• it was the first conflict between the Texas settlers and the Mexican government
• it proved the loyalty of SFA and his militia to Mexico
• it was perceived as an American threat to take Texas from Mexico
• it caused more tensions between Texans, Mexicans and Native Americans