Causes of the Texas Revolution

In the Texas Revolution, Texians and Tejanos fought against ​ (a)   for their independence.

• Mexico
• The U.S.
• Texas
• Spain

Haden Edwards and his brother fought against Mexico to try to claim independence for their land grant.

• The Fredonian Rebellion

• The Uprising at Fort Anahuac

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Santa Anna comes to power

This document alerted Mexico to the fact that many empresarios were breaking laws and there was a real problem in Texas.

• The Mier y Teran Report

• The Texas Constitution

• The Mexican Constitution

• The Texas Declaration of Independence

Which was NOT a problem reported by Mier y Teran?

• Americans outnumber Texans in Texas

• Texians essentially got slavery legalized in Texas

• Texians want to be a separate independent state from Coahuila

• The people of Texas had too much power in government.

Correctly label the map.

b

c

a

d

e

Tejas (Texas)

Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The United States

Coahuila

Put the following events and causes in chronological order

• The Mier y Teran Report

• The Fredonian Rebellion

• The Laws of April 6th 1830

Anglos attacked ​ (a)   in order to release some of their friends who had been ​ (b)   there

• Fort Anahuac
• imprisoned
• the Alamo
• working

At the Turtle Bayou, Texians made the resolution to support​ (a)   as the new president of Mexico.

• Santa Anna
• Stephen F. Austin
• William B. Travis

At the Conventions of 1832 and 1833, the Texians decided on 3 things:

• a document creating their own government

• They wrote a constitution which is

• to become a state

• They wanted statehood which means

• to present their requests to Santa Anna

• They would send Stephen F. Austin to Mexico City

Santa Anna had promised the people he would uphold the ​ (a)   and support a ​ (b)   system of government.

• Mexican Constitution
• Federal
• King's power
• Dictatorship