Texas Revolution

When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

• 1821

• 1825

• 1818

• 1823

Why was the settlement of Texas so appealing to Anglos (Americans)?

• Cheap land and a dissimilar Constitution

• No slavery and Cheap Slavery

• Cheap land and a similar Constitution

• Roman Catholicism and No Slavery

What did Hayden Edwards do that upset the Mexican government?

• Stormed a Mexican fort

• Created an independent state

• Killed Mexican officials

• Wrote a constitution that deemed Texas an independent state

Select the three primary reasons that the Mier Y Teran report said about Texans that the Mexican government should worry about?

• They had slavery

• Spoke English

• Anglos (Americans) outnumbered Mexicans

• They were not Roman Catholic

What were the two main issues that upset Texians about the Laws of April 6, 1830?

• New taxes were imposed on Texians

• Encouraged more immigration to Texas from the United States

• Outlawed slavery

• Outlawed American immigration, but allowed Europeans and Mexicans to settle in Texas

What was the main reason for the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• Mexican government enforcing that slavery was against the law

• Laws of April 6, 1830

• The Mexican government being a Federal government

• Santa Anna becoming a dictator

What was decided at the Convention of 1833?

• Texas should declare independence from Mexico

• Texas should be its own state independent from Coahuila

• Texas should stop fighting Mexico

• Texas should become part of the United States

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested for treason?

• Because he sent a letter stating that Texas should go ahead and be its own state

• Santa Anna and Stephen F. Austin agreed Texas should be its own state

• Because he had slaves

• Santa Anna agreed since Stephen F. Austin was not Roman Catholic that he should arrested

Which battle is this flag from?

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of Coleto Creek

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Gonzales

What was the main outcome of the Convention of 1836?

• Texians outlawed slavery

• Texians sent a peace treaty to Mexico

• Texas Declaration of Independence was written

• Texians decided to join the United States