Growing Tensions in Mexico

In which year did Haden Edwards receive an empresario grant from the Mexican government?

• 1825

• 1828

• 1827

• 1826

Where did Haden and Benjamin Edwards buy and run a plantation before becoming interested in establishing a plantation and colony in Texas?

• San Antonio

• Laredo

• Jackson, Mississippi

• Nacogdoches

Who assisted Haden and Benjamin Edwards in their petition for a land grant in Texas?

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• James Bowie

• Stephen F. Austin

What did the Mexican Government require Haden Edwards to honor in order to settle 800 families in his grant?

• Recruit colonists and Cherokee peoples

• Declare independence from Mexico

• Provide legal titles to their land

• Pay additional fees to him

What did Haden and Benjamin Edwards do to the old settlers' land titles and claims?

• Paid them additional fees for their land

• Supported their claims to the land

• Declared their titles to be forgeries

• Issued additional land titles to them

Who supported the decision of Mexican officials during the Fredonian Rebellion?

• Stephen F. Austin

• General Mier y Teran

• Benjamin Edwards

• Haden Edwards

What did Haden Edwards declare Fredonia to be during the rebellion?

• A territory of the United States

• A part of Spain

• Free from Mexican rule

• A part of Mexico

Who was sent by the Mexican Government on a scouting expedition in Texas to assess the resources and the status of the Native American peoples?

• General Mier y Teran

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

What did General Mier y Teran report about the Mexican influence in Texas?

• It was strong in Nacogdoches

• It was weak in Laredo

• It was strong in San Antonio

• It was weak in San Felipe

Who became interested in the Fredonia Rebellion story for their own personal interests?

• Texas

• The US

• Mexico

• Spain