Texas Independence Notes

In what year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?

(a)  

• 1823
• 1776

• 1848

• 1492

Who recruited families to Texas by offering lots of land?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

• Davy Crockett

• James Bowie

What was Texas considered before gaining independence?

• A southern Mexican province

• A northern Mexican province

• An independent state

• A part of the United States

What were American settlers required to do in order to settle in Texas?

• Become Mexican citizens, join the Catholic Church, and free some of their slaves

• Pay a settlement fee, learn Spanish, and join the Catholic Church

• Become Mexican citizens, learn Spanish, and pay a settlement fee

• Join the Catholic Church, free all of their slaves, and learn Spanish

By what ratio did Americans (and their slaves) outnumber Mexicans in Texas by 1830?

• 2 to 1

• 3 to 1

• 4 to 1

• 5 to 1

What action by Mexico increased friction between Americans and Mexicans in Texas?

• Outlawing slavery

• Increasing taxes

• Building a wall

• Banning trade

What idea did many Texans discuss during the period of increased friction with Mexico?

• Joining Canada

• Independence

• Forming a new state

• Moving to California

In what year did General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna make himself dictator of Mexico?

• 1824

• 1834

• 1844

• 1854

What action did General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna take regarding Texas in 1834?

• Granted Texas independence

• Tightened control over Texas

• Sold Texas to the United States

• Abandoned Texas

In what year did a group of Texans declare independence, led by Sam Houston?

• 1826

• 1836

• 1846

• 1856