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Units 3/4

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was an effect of Anglos moving to Texas?

a)

United States stopped Anglo immigration.

b)

The population increased as Anglos brought slaves

c)

Native Americans became citizens of England

d)

Mexicans left Texas to find better jobs.

2.

Which of these was a cause of Mexican independence from Spain?

a)

not enough jobs or basic rights

b)

frequent Native American attacks

c)

Priests successfully converted the Comanche

d)

France kept trying to buy Texas

3.

What was required by the State Colonization Law of 1825?

a)

No empresarios are allowed in Texas

b)

Settlers must prove they are Catholic

c)

All land is free to whoever claims it first

d)

Settlers are not allowed to bring slaves.

4.

What did Santa Anna do that went against limited government?

a)

changed the laws and took away rights

b)

asked the people to vote for him

c)

gave more power to the states

d)

created the Judicial branch to make sure laws were fair

5.

There are three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. What principal of government is this?

a)

federalism

b)

separation of powers

c)

limited government

d)

individual rights

6.

Why are the principles of government important?

a)

only certain people can make the laws

b)

a leader can have all the control over the people

c)

they keep the government from being too powerful

d)

to end slavery in Mexican Texas and give natives rights

7.

How did the empresario system help Anglos?

a)

Empresarios helped to spread Spanish culture.

b)

Anglos were asked to defend the land from French attack

c)

Anglo settlers wanted lots of cheap farm land

d)

Empresarios rescued Anglos facing discrimination

8.

Which of these is a violation of INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS?

a)

Mexico's constitution created a republic form of government

b)

Stephen F. Austin was arrested for writing a letter.

c)

Texas was combined with Coahuila to make a state

d)

Empresarios sold land contracts to Anglo Americans

9.

What did Mier y Teran suggest Mexico do in his report?

a)

ban immigrants from European countries

b)

increase the Mexican military in Texas

c)

give more contracts to Anglo empresarios

d)

encourage more trade with the US government

10.

Which of these sounds like something Santa Anna would say?

a)

Treat the Texan rebels as heroes defending their land

b)

The Texans are strong soldiers who may defeat Mexico

c)

We should allow the rebels to surrender peacefully

d)

The Texans must be defeated at all costs.

11.

Why was the Alamo a turning point in the war?

a)

it was the last battle

b)

it inspired more people to fight Mexico

c)

Santa Anna was killed in the battle

d)

Sam Houston had no choice but to surrender

12.

Which battle is known for "Come and Take It"?

a)

Battle of San Jacinto

b)

Battle of the Alamo

c)

Battle of Gonzales

d)

Battle of Goliad

13.

Where did the Fredonian Rebellion take place?

a)

Gonzales

b)

Nacogdoches

c)

San Antonio

d)

Naconowhere

14.

Which principle of government says that a state is equal to all other states?

a)

individual rights

b)

federalism

c)

separation of powers

d)

limited government

15.

Why didn't Texans want to be a state with Coahuila?

a)

They were not allowed to vote if they spoke English

b)

Texans worried about a French invasion

c)

The capital of Coahila was too far away for most Texans

d)

Texans did not want any Mexicans living there

16.

Which of these shows a right Texas had in the United States, but NOT in Mexico?

a)

Congress is made up of representatives, who are elected every 2 years.

b)

The government shall be divided into three separate branches.

c)

The official religion of Mexico will forever be Roman Catholic.

d)

Congress will punish anyone who breaks the laws.

17.

Who was the 1st Anglo American to get permission to bring settlers to Texas , but he died before he saw his dream come true?

a)

Moses Austin 

b)

Philip Nolan 

c)

Stephen F. Austin 

d)

Martin DeLeon 

18.

One of the goals of a _______ In Texas was to free the state from Spain.

a)

Immigrant

b)

Filibuster

c)

Federalist

d)

Centralist

19.

Identify the event when the Edwards Brothers claimed that Mexico no longer claimed the area. Dispute over land grants near Nacogdoches between old settlers and new settlers. Stephen Austin traveled with the Mexican Army to help diffuse the situation.

a)

Fredonian Rebellion

b)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

c)

Law of April 6, 1830

d)

Battle of Gonzalez

20.

1st battle of the Texas Revolution

a)

San Jacinto

b)

Goliad

c)

Refugio

d)

Gonzales

21.
Why is Austin arrested and put in jail in Mexico in 1833?
a)
For being a rebel
b)
For writing a letter about to Texians about separate state government
c)
Bringing Cholera to Mexico
d)
For supporting the Centralist