Events Leading to the Texas Revolution

Who received the empresario contract from the Mexican government in 1825?

• Haden Edwards

• Stephen F. Austin

• John Bradburn

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

What did Haden Edwards demand from the people living near Nacogdoches?

• To adopt the Catholic religion

• Additional fees for land

• To learn Spanish

• To pay taxes on imported goods

Who supported the Mexican government's decision during the Fredonian Rebellion?

• John Bradburn

• Haden Edwards

• Stephen F. Austin

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

What did the Mexican government do in response to The Fredonian Rebellion?

• Sent an investigator to Texas

• Passed the Law of April 6, 1830

• Passed a decree to end slavery

• Built garrisons across Texas

What did the Mier y Teran recommend to the Mexican government?

• Send more troops to Texas

• Encourage trade with Mexico instead of the United States

• Encourage more Mexican and European settlers to move to Texas

• All of the above

What did the Law of April 6, 1830 outlaw

• Further immigration from the United States

• Living close to the border of the United States

• Slavery in Texas

• All of the above

The Fredonian Rebellion happened in what year?

(a)  

The Mier y Teran Report happened in what year?

(a)  

What was the CAUSE of the Fredonian Rebellion?

• Haden Edwards was mad after the Mexican government cancelled his empresario contract

• Haden Edwards established a new colony that was attacked by people from other colonies

How did Stephen F. Austin react to the Fredonian Rebellion?

• joined the rebellion to help Anglos win freedom from Mexico

• helped the Mexican government stop the rebellion