Texas history review

This flag was used in a rebellion against the Mexican government led by Haden and Benjamin Edwards. These two brothers established a short-lived independent colony in Texas called

• the Edwards Colony

• Haden’s Place

• the Republic of Fredonia

• Independent Texas

The most important thing the law of April 6 1830 did was...

• It stopped immigration from the U.S. to Texas

• It allowed the Texans to elect their own leaders

• It required the Texans to join the Mexican army

• It made Texas a free and independent nation

What did the Texans declare in the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• They declared their loyalty to Mexico and their support of the Mexican constitution

• They declared their independence from Mexico and their desire to join the U.S.

• They declared war against the Mexican state of Coahuila over a border dispute

• They declared plans to build an education system across Texas

In the early 1830s, who did the Federalists elect as the president in Mexico?

• Martin de Leon

• Anastasio Bustamante

• Santa Anna

• Augustine de Iturbide

Stephen F. Austin was sent to Mexico City in order to present the Texans’ requests to the new President of Mexico. Which of the following is one of those requests?

• that Texans be given permission to practice religions other than Catholic

• that Texas be allowed to elected representatives as a separate state in Mexico

• that the price of land in Texas be raised to 15 cents an acre

• that the Mexican government defend the Texans against local Native Americans

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested by Mexican authorities and imprisoned for a year?

• He called the President of Mexico a coward and a liar.

• He robbed the National Bank of Mexico.

• He refused to pay taxes to the Mexican government.

• He wrote a letter encouraging Texans to form their own government.

The images above are most closely associated with what important event in Texas history?

• the Fredonian Rebellion

• the Protest at Anahuac

• the Battle of Gonzales

• the Convention of 1832

Who was in command of the Texan army?

• Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

• David G Burnet

• Stephen F Austin

an army of Texan volunteers [led by Stephen F. Austin] surrounded a town which was under the control of Mexican General Martin Perfecto de Cos and his army of 800 soldiers. It was known as the “Siege of Bejar”, and it happened in –

• San Jacinto

• San Antonio

• San Filipe

• San Jose

What was the purpose of the Victory or Death letter, written by William B. Travis in 1836?

• Travis was explaining his decision to immediately surrender his army

• Travis wanted the U.S. Army to declare war on Mexico as soon as possible

• Travis was ordering his soldiers to retreat to the U.S.

• Travis needed reinforcements to help him fight against Mexico