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WorksheetsRoad To Revolution
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Mier y Teran doing in Texas?
a)
Leading an Army against the settlers
b)
Collecting taxes from the settlers
c)
Inspecting Texas settlements for Santa Anna
d)
He was on vacation
2.
What was one of the reasons Mexico put into place the Law of April 6, 1830?
a)
To make slavery legal in Texas
b)
To stop U.S. immigration into Texas
c)
To help Texas set up its own government
d)
To make Catholicism optional
3.
The Mier y Teran Report showed the ratio of Anglo settlers to Mexican settlers was
a)
2 : 1
b)
5 : 1
c)
10 : 1
d)
4 : 1
4.
Santa claimed to be a ___________ but he was a ____________
a)
Texan / Mexican
b)
Anglo / Tejano
c)
President / Dictator
d)
Nationalist / Centralist
5.
The main purpose of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions was to...
a)
Criticize Santa Ana
b)
end the civil war between apposing Mexican forces.
c)
call for revolution against Mexican authorities
d)
Pledge loyalty to Santa Ana and support the Constitution of 1824
6.
What was significant about the Louisiana Purchase? (LT 1)
a)
Reduced British control of North America
b)
Focused the United States on westward expansion
c)
Extended United States control over Spain
d)
Decreased tensions with Native American Indians
7.
What is significant about the year 1824? (LT 16)
a)
Mexican Independence
b)
Mexican Constitution
c)
Purchase of Louisiana
d)
The year Moses Austin asked permission to settle in Texas
8.
Texas settlers liked the new Mexican Constitution. Why? (LT 6)
a)
It was similar to the British Constitution they were used to
b)
It was similar to the US Constitution
c)
It gave new settlers the freedom of religion similar to US
d)
They didn't like it
9.
Which of the following correctly lists the events in chronological order? (LT 6)
a)
- Empresarios were granted contracts
- Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
- Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
- Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
- Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
b)
- Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
- Empresarios were granted contracts
- Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
- Empresarios were granted contracts
- Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
c)
- Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
- Empresarios were granted contracts
- Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
- Empresarios were granted contracts
- Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
d)
- Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
- Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
- Empresarios were granted contracts
- Mexico gained independence from Spain
- Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted
- Empresarios were granted contracts
10.
All of the following are TRUE of the Fredonian Rebellion EXCEPT: (LT 8)
a)
it was the first conflict between the Texas settlers and the Mexican government
b)
it proved the loyalty of SFA and his militia to Mexico
c)
it was perceived as an American threat to take Texas from Mexico
d)
it caused more tensions between Texans, Mexicans and Native Americans
11.
The Decree (LAW) of April 6, 1830 —
-stopped immigration from the United States
-used generous land grants to encourage Mexican and European families to come to Texas
-placed customs duties on goods made in foreign nations
Which is the MOST likely reason this decree was an important link in the chain of events leading to the Texas Revolution? (LT 10)
-stopped immigration from the United States
-used generous land grants to encourage Mexican and European families to come to Texas
-placed customs duties on goods made in foreign nations
Which is the MOST likely reason this decree was an important link in the chain of events leading to the Texas Revolution? (LT 10)
a)
It stopped the colonies in Texas from growing.
b)
It made the Texas colonists suspicious of one another.
c)
It threatened the prosperity of the Texas colonies.
d)
It enabled the Mexican government to interfere in the lives of Texas colonists.
12.
In which document did the Texans declare that they supported Santa Anna? (LT 11)
a)
Constitution of 1932
b)
Mexican Constitution of 1824
c)
Constitution of 1833
d)
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
13.
Why was Stephen F. Austin imprisoned? (LT 13)
a)
He allowed non-Catholics to move into his colony.
b)
He threatened to overthrow the Mexican government.
c)
He lied to government officials about the Conventions of 1832 and 1833.
d)
He wrote a letter suggesting that Texas form its own state government.
14.
What role did George Childress play in the Texas Revolution?
a)
First Governor of Texas
b)
Wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence
c)
Helped write the Texas Consitution
d)
First President of the Republic
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