Texas Government 2306 - QUIZ 1

Who was Moses Austin?

• The second President of the Republic of Texas

• A defender of the Alamo

• An American businessman and pioneer who asked his son to become an empresario

• A famous explorer who discovered the Louisiana Territory and later settled in Texas

What was the greatest point of discontent with the Mexican government among the Texian settlers before the Texas Revolution?

• The Mexican Army taking a cannon that belonged to the Texian settlers

• The Mexican government's abolishment of slavery in 1829

• The Mexican government's annexation of Laredo in 1829

• The Mexican government's abolishment of the emprasario program in 1829

What happened in Texas on April 21, 1836?

• The Battle of Goliad
• The Battle of San Jacinto
• The Battle of the Alamo
• The Alamo

Who was the first President of The Republic of Texas?

• Jim Bowie

• Sam Houston
• David Crockett

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

Who was Antonio Lopez De Santa Ana?

• Mexican general and politician
• Mexican governor of Tejas y Coahuila

• Tejano fighter from San Antonio

• Spanish explorer and conquistador

Fifty-five delegates from the Anglo-American settlements gathered in 1831 to demand the suspension of customs duties, the resumption of immigration from the United States, better protection from Indian tribes, the granting of promised land titles, and the creation of an independent state of Texas separate from Coahuila. Ordered to disband, the delegates reconvened in early April 1833 to write a constitution for an independent Texas.

• True

• False

Who was the only adult male survivor of the Battle of the Alamo

• David Crockett

• James Bowie

• William B. Travis

• A slave to William B. Travis who was freed by the Mexican Army

Why did Mexico not honor the treaty signed by Santa Ana at the Battle of San Jacinto?

• Santa Ana had been removed from power in Mexico by the time the treaty was signed

• Santa Ana had changed his mind about recognizing Texas as an independent country

• Stephen F. Austin did not fulfill his promise to remove the emprasarios

• Governor Arredondo of Tejas Coahuila challenged the legitimacy of the Texans' ability to sign a treaty

What was the emprasario program?

• A system in which Spain encouraged Americans to move to Texas to increase the non-indian population that would provide a buffer zone to Mexico from Indian attacks.

• A system in which Spain requested that Spanish settlers be protected from Indian attacks in return for use of farming/cattle grazing land in Texas.

• A system in which Americans were promised Spanish citizenship in return for a pre-deternined period of servitude

• A system in which Americans were trained and deputized by Mexico to fight the Comanche tribe in Texas

Why did Mexico forbid immigration and increase its military presence in Tejas y Coahuila in 1830?

• Concerns over American settlers and desire for independence
• To establish trade routes
• To protect the indigenous population
• To prevent the spread of disease