Events Leading to the Texas Revolution

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

• stop U.S. immigration to Texas. 
• to end trade between Texas and Mexico.
• to block Mexicans from settling in Texas.
• to prevent Texas from declaring independence.

Which of these events asked Mexico to separate Texas from Coahuila and change immigration laws? 

• the Law of April 6, 1830.
• The Turtle Bayou Resolutions.
• The Conventions of 1832 & 1833.
• the arrest of Stephen F. Austin.

What did the Meir y Teran report say that lead to the Law of April 6,1830?

• Anglo-Americans outnumbered Mexican settlers 10-to-1, and was getting worse due to heavy immigration from the U.S.
• Mexican settlers were at a disadvantage with trade with the U.S.
• The European settlers were interested in separating ties with the Mexican government.
• The Texas Indians were causing problems for the settlers in Texas.

Who wrote a description of Texas that showed Texas was becoming more Anglo and less Mexican?

• Stephen F. Austin
• Sam Rayburn
• Robert E. Lee
• Manuel Mier y Teran

Stephen F. Austin was arrested because

• he met with Santa Anna, and Santa Anna did not like what SFA said to him.
• he wrote a letter to officials in San Antonio telling them to prepare for Texas statehood.
• he told the Texans that they had to go to war.
• he did not pay all of the money on his empresario contracts.

Which headline best demonstrates the importance of the year 1836?

• Texas Declares Independence from
• Pineda Maps the Texas Coastline
• Mexico Declares Independence from Spain
• Austin Begins Anglo Colonization of Texas

The purpose of the Conventions of 1832 and 1833 was to —

• draft resolutions requesting changes from the Mexican government
• adopt new trade agreements with the United States’ merchants
• ask that Texas join the United States as a state
• adopt a declaration of independence from Mexico

The Anglo-American influence is too strong in East Texas.  The Anglo-American settlers outnumber the Mexican settlers at least ten to one. — Manuel Mier y Teran
Which of these occurred in reaction to the report excerpted above?

• Fredonian Rebellion
• Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
• Turtle Bayou Resolutions
• Law of April 6, 1830

Stephen F. Austin was arrested because he 

• threatened to assassinate the Vice President
• had participated in the Convention of 1833
• served as an empresario in northern Texas
• was thought to have committed treason

Which headline best reflects the Law of April 6, 1830?

• U.S. Immigration to Texas Ends
• Texas Schools Closed
• Gun Ownership Outlawed in Texas
• Trade with the U.S. to Increase