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Unit 4 Seeds of Rebellion

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Fredonian rebels gave up and fled Texas when...

a)

they ran out of supplies.

b)

they were attacked by American Indians.

c)

the Mexican government threatened to divide Texas into multiple states.

d)

the Mexican army and the militia led by Stephen F. Austin approached.

2.

Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Terán warned of?

a)

the increasing number of settlers arriving from Europe.

b)

the growing American influence in East Texas.

c)

the water shortages in areas of West Texas.

d)

American Indians who did not want to be Mexican citizens.

3.

What was the main objective of the Law of April 6, 1830?

a)

to strictly control the American presence in Texas

b)

to create new government offices

c)

to prohibit slaveholders from settling in Texas

d)

to revoke empresario titles

4.

According to this map, the first conflict in Texas in the years leading up to the Texas Revolution occurred near which town?

a)

Anahuac

b)

Velasco

c)

Nacogdoches

d)

San Antonio

5.

The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared that...

a)

the settlers did not support General Santa Anna.

b)

the Mexican army should release William Jack.

c)

the people were defending their rights and the constitution.

d)

the events at Anahuac were a rebellion against Mexico.

6.

Why were Texans excited about Santa Anna’s rise to power in Mexico?

a)

Santa Anna supported Stephen F. Austin.

b)

Santa Anna was not interested in the day-to-day affairs of the government.

c)

Santa Anna’s vice president controlled the policies of the Mexican government.

d)

Santa Anna had promised to restore the Constitution of 1824.

7.

What was the goal of the Convention of 1832?

a)

to create public schools in Texas

b)

to convince Santa Anna that Texans were loyal to Mexico

c)

to write resolutions regarding several Texas affairs

d)

to start a new rebellion in the southern part of Texas

8.

What is one reason that the resolutions of the Convention of 1832 were never presented to Mexican officials?

a)

Stephen F. Austin had been absent.

b)

William H. Wharton decided he did not want to speak with officials.

c)

The resolutions were never completely written.

d)

San Antonio refused to participate in the convention.

9.

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested in 1834?

a)

He trespassed on Mexican-owned property in Texas.

b)

He threatened Vice President Gómez Farías.

c)

Mexican officials thought he had challenged their authority.

d)

The people of Texas had organized a local government.

10.

Why did residents of Anahuac become angry with the Mexican government in the spring of 1835?

a)

The Mexican army built a fort in their town.

b)

The government began collecting customs duties on imports.

c)

The police began arresting residents on false charges.

d)

Their plan to overthrow Santa Anna was foiled.

11.

Santa Anna violated his pledge to restore the Constitution of 1824 when he began to strengthen the...

a)

central government.

b)

Texas immigration laws.

c)

Mexican army.

d)

coastal ports.

12.

After Stephen F. Austin’s imprisonment by Mexican officials, he warned that Texans had no choice but...

a)

to comply with the Mexican government.

b)

to return to the United States.

c)

to go to war with Mexico.

d)

to remain united with Coahuila as one state.