Important Documents and Early Texas History

______ contributed to Texas's desire for independence from Mexico.

• language differences

• religious differences

• excessive taxation

• all of these answers

Mexico's leader at the time of Texas independence was

• Cesar Chavez

• Stephen F. Austin

• Santa Anna

• John O. Meusebach

______ led US immigration efforts to Texas

• Cesar Chavez

• Stephen F. Austin

• Santa Anna

• John O Meusebach

_____ drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence.

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• George C. Childress

• John O. Meusebach

Texas Independence Day is celebrated on this day.

• March 2nd

• April 15th

• December 25th

• July 4th

The Fisher-Miller land grant was part of this Native American group's hunting ground

• Comanche

• Concho

• Caddo

• none of the above

_____ was a government appointed Indian agent that helped negotiate the Meusebach-Comanche Treaty

• Henry Francis Fisher

• Robert Neighbors

• Lorenzo de Rozas

• Chief Ketemoczy

_____ played an important role in reaching the Meusebach-Comanche Treaty.

• Robert Neighbors

• John O. Meusebach

• Lorenzo de Rozas

• All of these answers

_____ understood the Comanche language and culture and helped interpret and guide Meusebach's group.

• Robert Neighbors

• Henry Francis Fisher

• Lorenzo de Rozas

• Chief Ketemoczy

This treaty opened up more than 3 million acres of land to the Adelsverein .

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo

• Meusebach-Comanche Treaty

• none of the above