History Unit 5

What caused the Fredonian Rebellion?

• there were people already living on the land given to Edwards and nobody would help him

• the Mexicans cancelled Haden Edwards land grant, making Haden and followers angry

• Mexicans passed the Law of April 6, 1830

• the government went from Federalist to Centralist

Who was involved in the Fredonian Rebellion and why?

• The Mexican government, because they ended Edwards land grant

• The U.S, because it was a scheme to get Texas

• Stephen F. Austin, because he sided with the Mexican government and helped them put down the revolt

• The Edwards brothers and their followers, because they were angry about the Mexican governments intervention and cancelling of Edwards land grant

• Erasmo Seguin, because he was in Texas at the time and thought it would be funny to be a Fredonian

What caused the Fredonian Rebellion?

• having the Mexican government interfere with the elections for mayor

• having the Mexican government cancel Edwards land grant

• the US payed the Fredonians to rebel

• having people already live on the land given to Edwards

• Stephen F. Austin was living on the land

What was the effect of the Fredonian Rebellion?

• the Mexican government was concered about US intervention with Texas

• Stephen F. Austin gets arrested

• Mier y Teran was sent to Texas to tour the land and see what needed to be done

• Texas was now independent

• the US can never buy Texas

Who did the Texans support in the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• Bustamente

• Santa Anna

• the Centralist government

• the Federalist government

What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions trying to change?

• to stop building military posts in the area of Texas

• the governments repeated violations of the Constitution

• the imprisonment of people without lawful cause and putting them to military court

• the interposition of military force not letting the alcades excercise his constitutional functions

• to reestablish slavery

What changes in government in 1829-1833 affected Texas?

• the change from Federalist to Centralist

• the law of April 6, 1830 restricting many things in Texas

• Texas went from being a Mexican state to a US state

• the micro-managing of the Centralist government made Texans angry

• Stephen F. Austin is now a general in the Mexican army and commands that the Mexicans wage war against the Texas

Why was the Law of April 6, 1830 made?

• Stephen F. Austin died like his father and couldn't finish what he wanted to do

• it was based off Mier y Terans report on Texans saying that the government had to act fast or lose the area forever

• events like the Fredonian Rebellion took place

• made from Mexicos fear that the US may be trying to take over Texas

What did the Law of April 6, 1830 say?

• no more people could move from TX to the USA and the other way around

• empresarios had to stop settling land and that land was given to Mexican families moving to Texas

• Texan trade was hard with other countries except Mexico

• Mexico sent more military into Texas to build forts

• taxes were placed on anything the Texans bought that wasn't from Mexico

How did the Law of April 6, 1830 impact Texans?

• the Texans could barely do anything outside of Mexico because of all the restrictions placed on them

• they could do anything because the government was nice to them