11/19 - Causes of Texas Revolution

Which summary best describes the Fredonian Rebellion?

• A demand for changes to the Mexican Constitution in favor of General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

• A reaction in Texas to the arrest of Stephen F. Austin in Mexico.

• A demonstration by supporters of the Texan fighters in the Alamo.

• A first attempt by Anglo settlers around Nacogdoches to declare their independence from Mexico.

What event led to the Teran Report?

• Arrest of Stephen F. Austin

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Battle of Medina

What was the reaction of settlers to Stephen F. Austin’s imprisonment by Mexican officials?

• Stephen F. Austin convinced the Native Americans to help fight Mexico.

• Stephen F. Austin warned Texans had no choice but to go to war with Mexico.

• Texans were outraged due to Stephen F. Austin's execution by Santa Anna.

• Stephen F. Austin told settlers to leave Texas to avoid war with Mexico.

Why did the Anglos in Texas want Texas to be a separate state in Mexico?

• They wanted to have rights that reflected their needs.

• They wanted Texas to be independent from Mexico.

• They wanted the central government to be more powerful.

• They wanted to have a new president over Texas.

What event caused Texas settlers to write the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• Santa Anna became a dictator.

• The State Colonization Law of 1825 was written.

• Stephen F. Austin was arrested.

• The uprising of settlers in and around Anahuac.

Which action of Mexico best represents a violation of the principle of individual rights?

• The merging of Coahuila and Tejas into a single state.

• Mexico granting empresario contracts to Anglo Americans.

• Stephen F. Austin being arrested for writing a letter of his opinions.

• Mexico adopting a federal republic form of government.

In the Mexican Constitution of 1824, Catholicism was named the official religion. Which principle of government in the US Constitution was different from the Mexican Constitution?

• Individual rights

• Limited government

• Separation of powers

• Federalism

What did Stephen F. Austin's letter telling Texans to prepare for separate statehood from Caohuila lead to?

• Stephen F. Austin was arrested for treason against the government.

• Stephen F. Austin was appointed vice-president of Texas.

• Stephen F. Austin was killed by a Mexican soldier.

• Stephen F. Austin was elected President of Mexico.

The Edwards brothers began their own republic because the Mexican Government refused to remove settlers off their claimed land. What cause of the Revolution am I?

• Arrest of Stephen F. Austin

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

I am a law passed by the Mexican government. There was to be no more U.S. Immigration, no more slaves, and more custom duties (taxes) charged on U.S. imports. What cause of the Revolution am I?

• Mexican Independence of 1821

• Arrest of Stephen F. Austin

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Mier y Teran Report