Unit 4: Mexican National Era

President Santa Anna violated the Constitution of 1824 by

• throwing Stephen Austin in prison

• allowing settlers to refuse to pay their taxes

• strengthening the central government

• granting statehood to Texas

Why was Stephen F Austin arrested in 1833?

• He stole something from President Santa Anna

• He was not allowed to travel to Mexico City, but he did it anyway

• He wrote a letter to leaders to prepare for statehood

• He attended the Convention of 1833 without permission

In the Mier Y Teran Report, one of the suggestions to the president of Mexico was to

• allow more trade between Texas and the U.S.

• encourage more Americans to settle in Texas

• send more troops to East Texas

• sell Texas to the U.S.

After the Constitution banned slavery, Texans tried to keep their enslaved workers by

• guaranteeing them freedom after a period of time

• passing laws allowing for contract labor

• hiding enslaved workers from the government

• moving to another state that allowed slavery

The State Colonization Law of 1825 encouraged more settlement in Texas by

• offering land for farming and ranching

• allowing Native Americans to keep more of the land for hunting

• promising freedom of religion for new settlers

• doubling the amount of taxes owed by new settlers

One major difference between the Constitution of 1824 and the U.S. Constitution was

• only the Constitution of 1824 gave limited power to the government.

• only the U.S. Constitution divided power between the Central and regional government

• only the Constitution of 1824 allowed lawmakers to elect a president

• The U.S. Constitution did not guarantee freedom of religion

Stephen F Austin become known as the “Father of Texas” because _____

• He discovered Texas

• He brought the Old Three Hundred to Texas

• He started the first Catholic Church in Texas

Mexico’s independence in 1821 marked the beginning of a period known as the _____ era.

 

•   Mexican Colonial

• Spanish National

•   Texas Colonial

The first families that settled in Stephen F Austin’s colony was later called _____.

• Austin’s 1^st Colony

• The Old Three Hundred

• Fredonia

• Mier Y Teran

Which political group wanted all government power to be given to one person or a small group of people?

• Centralists

• Federalists

• Governmentalists

• Republic