2020 Texas History Fall Benchmark 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.

Which of these areas of Texas receives the least amount of average rainfall and is the least populated?

• Panhandle

• Gulf Coast

• Hill Country

• Mountains Of West Texas

What brought French explorer Rene'-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de LaSalle to the coast of Texas?

• He thought this was the Mississippi River emptied with the Gulf of Mexico
• He believed the Texas Indians had Gold
• He was looking for the "Fountain Of Youth"
• He needed a passage to Asia

This explorer is known for being the first to map the TX Coast Line in 1519 and claimed the territory of TX for Spain.

• Cabeza de Vaca
• Columbus
• Pineda
• LaSalle

Who is the explorer who conquered the Aztecs in 1521 and built Mexico City in New Spain? (hint-1st explorer to enter Texas)

• Cortez

• Columbus

• Pineda

• LaSalle