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WorksheetsSpanish to Texas Revolution
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Mexican Law of April 6, 1830, affect the DeWitt colony?
a)
The law allowed DeWitt to provide beef to Native Americans to ease tensions in the area.
b)
It limited the number of immigrants entering Texas, which kept the colony from growing.
c)
It allowed all the residents of their colony to buy more land.
d)
It helped DeWitt and his partner, James Kerr, to fund their business venture.
2.
Antonio Bustamante was replaced as president of Mexico in 1833 by Jose de Las Piedras
a)
True
b)
False - the correct answer is (Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna)
c)
False - the correct answer is (Domingo de Ugartechea)
d)
False - the correct answer is (Erasmo Sequin)
3.
How did Sam Houston play a significant role in the Convention of 1833?
a)
He negotiated with Mexico's political leaders to ensure the demands of the convention would be met.
b)
He served as chairman of the committee that drafted the proposed constitution
c)
He was the primary organizer of the convention.
d)
He was chosen to present the resolutions to Mexico City.
4.
How did the Law of April 6, 1830 impact Texas's economy?
a)
It placed taxes on imported goods from foreign countries, encouraging trade between Mexico and Texas.
b)
It gave grants to Texan entrepreneurs, allowing them to start businesses and stimulating economic growth.
c)
It allowed for the introduction of more enslaved people, strengthening Texas's agricultural economy.
d)
It decreased taxes on goods imported from America, deepening economic ties between Mexico and the U.S.
5.
What did the delegates at the conventions of 1832 and 1833 decide?
a)
that Texas should continue to be part of the state of Coahuila y Tejas.
b)
that Texas should become an independent republic.
c)
that Texas should become a separate state of Mexico.
d)
that Texas should join the United States of America.
6.
How did most African Americans come to live in the early Texas settlements?
a)
Free African Americans bought most of the available land.
b)
Free African Americans fled to Texas from Mexico.
c)
Governors in Mexico encouraged African Americans to settle in Texas.
d)
Southern farmers brought enslaved African Americans into Texas.
7.
Which of the answers has the following events in the correct chronological order?
a)
Mier y Terán Report, Law of April 6, 1830, Fredonian Rebellion, Turtle Bayou Resolution.
b)
Fredonian Rebellion, Mier y Terán Report, Law of April 6, 1830, Turtle Bayou Resolution.
c)
Fredonian Rebellion, Turtle Bayou Resolution, Mier y Terán Report, Law of April 6, 1830.
d)
Law of April 6, 1830, Turtle Bayou Resoltuion, Fredonian Rebellion, Mier y Terán Report.
8.
By 1835, what did Stephen F. Austin believe Santa Anna was becoming?
a)
a rebel
b)
a dictator
c)
a traitor
d)
a revolutionary
9.
What did General Cós announce that he would be taking a large force to Texas to do?
a)
to calm the disturbance at Anahuac.
b)
to put an end to the Consultation.
c)
to arrest those he considered disloyal.
d)
to ensure that import duties were being uniformly enforce.
10.
What Mexican leader commanded the garrison at Anahuac?
a)
John Davis Bradburn
b)
Patrick C. Jack
c)
Jośe de las Piedras
d)
Frank W. Johnson
11.
Why did Colonel John Davis Bradburn arrest William Travis and Patrick Jack?
a)
They suggested that Texas should declare independence and organized a convention to discuss secession from Mexico.
b)
He accused them of refusing to hand over enslaved people who had tried to escape to freedom.
c)
They refused to pay duties on goods imported form the United States and staged an armed uprising in protest.
d)
He believed they had been spreading false rumors that an armed force from Louisiana was heading to Anahuac.
12.
Why were Mexican officials concerned by the Fredonian Rebellion?
a)
They thought it was part of a Federalist plot to undermine the Centralist regime.
b)
They thought it was part of an American plot to acquire Texas.
c)
They though most Texans wanted to secede and become an independent country.
d)
They were afraid Mexicans would leave Mexico to settle in Fredonia.
13.
What was one way that the Mexican government reformed Texas during Austin's imprisonment?
a)
A strict quota was introduced limiting immigration from the United States.
b)
Texas was divided into fewer departments, decreasing its representation in the state legislature.
c)
Anglo American settlers were no longer required to become Roman Catholic.
d)
The duty on imported goods were lifted.
14.
It was Martin De Leon who founded the most successful Anglo-American colony in Texas?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
How were early settlers in the Nacogdoches area impacted by the Nacogdoches land grant?
a)
The grant brought economic development to the region, increasing the settlers' quality of life.
b)
Haden Edwards, the recipient of the grant, told settlers they would have to leave the land or buy it form him if they could not show proof of land rights.
c)
The Mexican government sent troops to forcefully move early settlers off the land.
d)
Each early settler was granted 50 acres of land by the Mexican government.
16.
In the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, the Texans at Turtle Bayou declared their loyalty to Mexico.
a)
True
b)
False - the correct answer is (the Mexican Government)
c)
False - the correct answer is (the United States)
17.
What event marked the beginning of the Mexican National Era?
a)
Mexico's independence in 1821
b)
the unification of Coahuila and Texas into one state in 1824
c)
the passage of the 1824 colonization law
d)
the founding of San Felipe de Austin in 1824
18.
In 1829 Federalists gained control of Mexico and began to exercise tighter control over Texas.
a)
True
b)
False - the correct answer is (Centralists)
c)
False - the correct answer is (Democrats)
d)
False - the correct answer is (Loyalist)
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