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Road to Texas Revolution

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is one definition of the word duty?
a)
A type of stamp
b)
A tax paid on goods
c)
A type of service offered by civillians
d)
A way to say something is FREE
3.
Where was Stephen F. Austin arrested?
a)
Mexico
b)
San Antonio
c)
Texas
d)
Anahuac
4.
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
5.
What physical feature is most important when starting a colony?
a)
Mountains
b)
Lake
c)
River
d)
Valley
6.
Santa claimed to be a ___________ but he was a ____________
a)
Texan / Mexican
b)
Anglo / Tejano
c)
President / Dictator
d)
Nationalist / Centralist
7.

Resulted when letter written to the local government in San Antonio was intercepted by Mexican officials who viewed the letter as a challenge to Mexican authority

a)

Conflict at Anahuac

b)

Austin is Arrested

c)

Fredonian Rebellion

d)

Turtle Bayou Resolutons

8.

Banned U.S. immigration to Texas, taxed all U.S. imports, outlawed slavery, cancelled unfilled Empresario contracts.

a)

Law of April 6, 1830

b)

Conflict at Anahuac

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

d)

Mier y Teran Report

9.
What happened to Stephen F. Austin after he met with Mexican officials in Mexico City in 1833?
a)
Was arrested for treason
b)
Got a new empresario contract
c)
Took command of the Texas Army
d)
Went back to the U.S.
10.
*Fredonian Rebellion         *Meir y Teran Report        *Law of April 6, 1830       *Arrest of Stephen F. Austin These events led to-
a)
Mexican Independence from Spain
b)
Exploration of Texas by the Spanish
c)
Texas Revolution against Mexico
d)
The establishment of Missions & Presidios
11.
Who was Santa Anna?
a)
Mexico's President
b)
American Colonist
c)
Sailor from Mexico
d)
Slave
12.
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions meant that Texans? 
a)
Immigrants were now allowed in the US
b)
Renewed loyalty towards Mexico ( federalist)
c)
A declaration of Unity between both countries
d)
A deceleration of independence from Mexico
13.
Which battle was significant because it was the beginning of the fight for Texas Independence?
a)
Battle of Gonzales
b)
Battle of the Alamo
c)
Goliad Massacre
d)
Battle of San Jacinto
14.
This document informed the Mexican President that U.S. influence was stronger in Texas than Mexican influence. This led to Law of April 6, 1830.
a)
Mier y Teran Report
b)
Stephen F. Austin Arrest
c)
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
d)
Fredonian Rebellion
15.
Mexico gained independence from Spain in what year?
a)
1810
b)
1820
c)
1824
d)
1821
16.
He was considered the "Father of Texas"
a)
Erasmo Seguin
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Moses Austin
d)
Martin De Leon
17.

· Catholicism was the official religion

· President elected by the states

· Central government was weak

· States had most of the power

The list above describes the ________________________.

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

c)

Treaty of Cordoba

d)

State Colonization Law of 1825

18.
What issue started the Fredonian Rebellion?
a)
land title disputes
b)
food supply disputes
c)
housing disputes
d)
boundary disputes
19.
What settlement, built on Galveston Bay, became the site of conflict between Texas settlers and Juan Davis Bradburn?
a)
San Antonio 
b)
El Paso
c)
Houston
d)
Anahuac
20.
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
21.
The delegates at the convention of 1832 and 1833 wanted Texas and Coahuila to be separate states.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Santa Ana was a general in the Mexican army, overthrew Bustemante in 1832, and was declared president of Mexico in 1833. 
a)
True
b)
False
23.
By overthrowing the government, Santa Anna abolished what document?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
US Constitution 
c)
Constitution of 1824
d)
Constitution of 1836
24.

After being released from prison, Austin changed his opinion to be part of which party

a)

War

b)

Peace

c)

Neutral

25.
If you support a strong national government & believe they should make the laws, you agree with-
a)
Federalists
b)
Centralists
26.
If you support a National government & State government sharing power to create laws, you agree with-
a)
Federalists
b)
Centralists
27.

Why was Stephen F. Austin imprisoned?

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.

28.

Hayden Edwards was responsible for creating what uprising in East, Texas that ultimately failed?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

The Alamo

c)

Fredonian Rebellion

d)

Mexican Revolution

29.

After the Mier y Teran Report the Mexican government created the

a)

Law of August 16, 1820

b)

Law of April 6, 1830

c)

Mexican Federal Constitiution of 1824

d)

Convention of 1833

30.

He helped write the Texas Declaration of Independence?

a)

Lorenzo de Zavala

b)

James Fannin

c)

George Childress

d)

Sam Houston

31.

He was a commander at Goliad and was also executed there.

a)

James Bowie

b)

William B Travis

c)

James Fannin

d)

Juan Seguin

32.

He was the commander of the Texas Army.

a)

William B Travis

b)

Sam Houston

c)

James Bowie

d)

Stephen F Austin

33.

He was the dictator of Mexico.

a)

Juan Seguin

b)

Stephen F Austin

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Lorenzo de Zavala

34.

He wrote the Victory or Death letter at the Alamo.

a)

James Bowie

b)

Sam Houston

c)

James Fannin

d)

William B Travis

35.

He was the commander of the volunteer army at the Alamo

a)

James Fannin

b)

James Bowie

c)

William B Travis

d)

Sam Houston

36.

He delivered Travis's Victory of Death letter.

a)

Erasmo Seguin

b)

Green DeWitt

c)

Stephen F Ausitn

d)

Juan Seguin

37.

He was a TX Senator and Mayor of San Antonio.

a)

Hayden Edwards

b)

Santa Anna

c)

San Houston

d)

Juan Seguin

38.

He is known as the Father of Texas.

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen F Austin

c)

Erasmo Seguin

d)

Juan Seguin

39.

He left the Alamo to get reinforcements.

a)

Juan Seguin

b)

Erasmo Seguin

c)

James Bowie

d)

James Fannin

40.

He signed the Treaty of Velasco ending the Texas Revolution.

a)

Stephen F Austin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Hayden Edwards

d)

Moses Austin

41.

He won independence for Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto.

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

James Bowie

c)

Sam Houston

d)

William B Travis

42.

He was imprisoned (jailed) for treason.

a)

William B Travis

b)

Sam Houston

c)

James Bowie

d)

Stephen F Austin

43.

He negotiated with Santa Anna to get more rights for Texans.

a)

Stephen F Austin

b)

Moses Austin

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Santa Anna

44.

He led Mexican forces against Texans at the Alamo.

a)

Juan Seguin

b)

Santa Anna

c)

William B Travis

d)

George Childress

45.

He failed to follow retreat orders at the Battle of Goliad.

a)

James Fannin

b)

James Bowie

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Santa Anna

46.

He was the 1st President of the Texas Republic.

a)

Stephen F Austin

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

George Childress

47.

He dies at the Alamo after a 13 day siege.

a)

James Bowie

b)

James Fannin

c)

Sam Houston

d)

William B Travis

48.
I was arrested at Anahuac for protesting taxes, and later  became the commander of the Texas regular army at the Alamo. Who am I?
a)
Lorenzo de Zavala
b)
Santa Anna
c)
William Travis
d)
Stephen F. Austin
49.
I was a frontiersman back in Tennessee.  I am one of the few that survived the Alamo, but was later executed. Who am I?
a)
Lorenzo de Zavala
b)
David Burnett
c)
David Crockett
50.
I was the primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Who am I?
a)
George Childress
b)
Juan Seguin
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Santa Anna
51.
I was a famous adventurer known for my large knife.  I would join the troops at the Alamo but would be too sick to actually fight. Who am I?
a)
George Childress
b)
Sam Houston
c)
James Bowie
d)
Stephen F. Austin
52.
The Edwards brothers began their own republic because the Mexican Government  refused to remove settlers off their claimed land. What cause of the Revolution am I?
a)
Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
b)
Fredonian Rebellion
c)
Law of April 6, 1830
d)
Turtle Bayou Resolutons
53.
I went to tour Texas and reported to the Mexican President that U.S. (Anglo) influence is too strong.  My report led to Law of April 6, 1830. What cause of the Revoluton am I?
a)
Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
b)
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
c)
Mier y Teran Report
d)
Law of April 6, 1830
54.
I am a law passed by the Mexican government. There was to be no more U.S. Immigration, no more slaves, and more custom duties (taxes) charged on U.S. imports. What cause of the Revolution am I?
a)
Mexican Independence of 1821
b)
Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
c)
Law of April 6, 1830
55.
I was the first battle of the Texas Revolution. Texas and Mexican forces fought over a cannon ending in Mexican defeat. What battle am I?
a)
Siege of San Antonio
b)
Battle of Gonzalez 
c)
Battle of San Jacinto
d)
Battle of the Alamo 
56.
During this event Fannin and his men were marched to Goliad and executed by Mexican forces. What event of the Revolution am I?
a)
Battle of Goliad
b)
Battle of the Alamo
c)
Battle of San Jacinto
d)
Goliad Massacre
57.
During this event the Texas Declaration of Independence was drafted and signed. What event of the Revolution am I?
a)
Convention of 1835
b)
Turtle Bayou Resolution
c)
Convention of 1836
d)
Treaties of Velasco

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