Texas Revolution Unit Test

Haden and Benjamin Edwards rebelled against the Mexican government and established the short-lived -

• Republic of Fredonia
• Colony at Turtle Bayou
• Edwards Colony
• Coahuila y Tejas

Which of the following correctly replaces the question mark in this list?

• Established the state of Coahuila y Tejas
• Stopped all immigration from the United States
• Eliminated grants for Texas farmers
• Required Texas men to join the Mexican army

What resolutions were adopted by Texans at Turtle Bayou? Select TWO correct answers.

• They confirmed their support for the Federalist government.
• They proclaimed independence from Mexico.
• They declared war against the Mexican state of Coahuila.
• They pledged to honor the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
• They announced plans to establish an education system across Texas.

With which event of the Texas Revolution is the image above associated?

• Fredonian Rebellion
• Protest at Anahuac
• Battle of Gonzales
• Convention of 1832

Stephen F. Austin was sent to Mexico City to present the Texan delegates’ requests to the new president of Mexico. Which of the following was one of those requests?

• Texans wanted permission to practice religions other than Catholicism.
• Texans wanted permission to elect representatives as a separate state from Coahuila.
• Texans wanted the price of land to be raised an additional 15 cents an acre for new settlers.
• Texans wanted the Mexican government to defend Texans against Native American attacks.

In what year was this document signed?

• 1718
• 1821
• 1836
• 1845

Why did Mexico begin to distrust the U.S. in the early part of nineteenth century?

• Mexico feared the U.S. would try to take Texas as the country expanded westward.
• Mexico thought the U.S. was trying to free Texas from Mexican rule.
• Mexico felt the U.S. was trying to expand slavery into South America.
• Mexico believed the U.S. and France were trying to colonize parts of Mexico.

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested and imprisoned by Mexican authorities?

• He called Santa Anna a coward and a liar in a speech before the Mexican parliament.
• He withdrew all his money from the National Bank of Mexico.
• He refused to pay taxes to the Mexican government.
• He wrote a letter encouraging Texans to form their own government.

Which individual correctly replaces the question mark in the table?

• Juan Seguín
• Stephen F. Austin
• Lorenzo de Zavala
• William B. Travis

The best selection to complete 10 is -

• main roads of Texas
• coast of the Gulf of Mexico
• Runaway Scrape trail