Texas History Quiz

What event led the Texans to call for another meeting of delegates?

• Austin's arrest

• Santa Anna's election

• The Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• The Republic of Fredonia

What choice did Texans know they had to make regarding their relationship with Mexico?

• Stay loyal to Mexico or fight for independence

• Support Santa Anna or oppose him

• Follow the Catholic religion or not

• Accept the Mexican constitution or reject it

What did Austin tell the Texans to prepare for after his release from prison?

• War

• A new constitution

• A peace treaty

• A trade agreement

What did Austin do after seeing the situation in Mexico City?

• Wrote a letter encouraging Texans to set up their government

• Signed a treaty with Mexico

• Joined the Mexican army

• Became a Mexican citizen

What was Santa Anna's political stance when he named himself dictator of Mexico?

• Centralist

• Federalist

• Democrat

• Republican

What type of government did the settlers of Texas want?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

What was the purpose of sending General Mier y Teran to Texas?

• To investigate the Texas situation

• To negotiate a peace treaty

• To establish a new government

• To build a fort

What did General Mier y Teran observe about the Texans?

• They had no respect for Mexico

• They were loyal to Mexico

• They were practicing the Catholic religion

• They were following Mexican laws

What did the Texan settlers write in response to their grievances?

• The Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• The Texas Declaration of Independence

• The Mexican Constitution

• The Treaty of Velasco

What did the Texans declare about Mexico's constitution?

• It wasn't being followed

• It was perfect

• It needed to be rewritten

• It was too strict