Chapter 10 Test: Part 1

Which empresario had a contract to settle families near Nacogdoches but lost it after conflict arose among his settlers?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Haden Edwards

• Benjamin Edwards

• Manuel de Mier y Teran

The Fredonian rebels have up and fled Texas when

• They ran out of supplies

• They were attacked by American Indians

• The Mexican government threatened to divide Texas into multiple states

• The Mexican army and the militia led by Stephen F Austin approached

Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Teran warned of

• the increasing number of settlers arriving from Europe

• the growing american Influence in East Texas

• the water shortages in areas of West Texas

• American Indians who did not want to be Mexican

Which of the following recommendations was not included in the Mier y Teran report?

• Increase trade between Texas and Mexico to discourage trade with the United States.

• Send soldiers to Texas to help keep order and to increase Mexico's control over the region

• charge customs duties on items imported into Texas

• Encourage more Europeans and Mexicans to settle to Texas.

Which of the following did not happen as a result of the Law of April 6, 1830?

• Settlers could no longer bring slaves into Texas.

• Unfilled empresario contracts were suspended

• Military bases were built along the borders

• Government officials were removed from office.

What was the main objective of the Law of April 6,1830

• To strictly control the American Presence in Texas

• to create new government offices

• to prohibit slaveholders from settling in Texas

• To revoke empresario titles

The commander of the first customs post established under the law of April 6, 1830, was

• Juan Davis Bradburn

• Vincente Guerrero

• Francisco Madero

• George Fisher

According to this map, the first conflict in Texas in the years leading up to the Texas Revolution occurred near which town?

• Anahuac

• Nacogdoches

• Velasco

• San Antonio

The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared that

• the settlers did not support General Santa Anna.

• the Mexican army should release William Jack

• the people were defending their rights and the constitution

• the events at Anahuac were a rebellion against Mexico

The Battle of Velasco ended when

• The residents of Brazoria brought a cannon to Anahuac

• the Mexican soldiers ran our of ammunition and had to surrender

• John Austin's group secured a ship as a way to escape from Brazoria

• Colonel Ugartechea refused to let a group of rebel citizens pass