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Anglo Colonization/Steps to Revolution

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An individual fighting against a country without his or her own government's permission

a)

empresario

b)

filibuster

c)

centralist

d)

federalist

2.

brother-in-law to Santa Anna and commander of Mexican forces in Coahuila, demanding arrest of leaders of Anahuac protests

a)

Mier y Teran

b)

George Childress

c)

Martin de Cos

d)

Lorenzo de Zavala

3.

This type of government balances power between federal and state

a)

centralist

b)

democracy

c)

republic

d)

federalism

4.

Anglo settlers were expected to

a)

convert to Catholicism

b)

be hard workers

c)

learn Spanish

d)

all of the above

e)

both convert to Catholicism and learn Spanish

5.

In the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, the Anglo settlers said they supported the Mexican Constitution of

a)

1836

b)

1830

c)

1824

d)

1820

6.

Went on an inspection party through Texas and claimed that "unless something is done, Texas will be lost forever!"

a)

Lorenzo de Zavala

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Martin de Cos

d)

Mier y Teran

7.

Who was given the first land grant in Texas from Spain?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Philip Nolan

c)

Moses Austin

d)

Haden Edwards

8.

Martin de Leon is known for

a)

settling more Mexican families in Texas than anyone

b)

fighting in the Battle of Medina

c)

being a member of the Old 300

d)

marching with the Republican Army on the Gutierrez and Magee expedition

9.

Mexico gained its independence from Spain in

a)

1785

b)

1815

c)

1832

d)

1821

10.

Texas was a part of which Mexican state?

a)

Coahuila y Tejas

b)

Puebla

c)

Hidalgo

d)

Nuevo Leon

11.

Anahuac II involved Texans' disagreement with

a)

Santa Anna becoming a centralist

b)

the suspension of the Constitution of 1824

c)

illegal immigration from the United States

d)

the payment of customs duties

12.

The Consultation of 1835 decided to

a)

vote for independence from Mexico

b)

express disapproval of the Constitution of 1824

c)

vote against independence from Mexico

d)

assert that "war is the only recourse"

13.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Law of April 6, 1830?

a)

immigration from the U.S. stopped

b)

most empresario contracts were suspended

c)

immigration of Mexicans and Europeans was limited

d)

trade between the U.S. and Texas was discouraged

14.

The Convention of March 1836 decided to

a)

write a Declaration of Independence

b)

Write a new Constitution

c)

Create an interim government

d)

both write a new Constitution and create an interim government

e)

all of the above

15.

Mexican figure who called on the common people to revolt and was executed for this

a)

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

b)

Green DeWitt

c)

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

d)

Augustus Magee

16.

this event was an attempt to gain Texas independence from Spain by capturing Nacogdoches, Goliad, and San Antonio; successful for a time, but then defeated by Spanish forces

a)

Battle of Medina

b)

Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

c)

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

d)

Anahuac

17.

Santa Anna ousted previous Mexican President

a)

Bustamante

b)

Martin de Cos

c)

Tenorio

d)

Seguin

18.

After being given a land grant to settle 800 families, these brothers instead created the Republic of Fredonia

a)

Edwards brothers

b)

Smith brothers

c)

Taylor brothers

d)

Evans brothers

19.

What were some causes of unrest in New Spain

a)

Colonists were excluded from good jobs

b)

Government actions hurt the economy

c)

trade with the Native Americans

d)

all of the above

e)

both colonists excluded from jobs and government actions hurting economy

20.

 Irish adventurer in Texas who captured and sold wild horses.  Accused of spying and killed by Spanish soldiers

a)

William Travis

b)

Moses Austin

c)

Haden Edwards

d)

Philip Nolan

21.

Which of the following are part of the Spanish legacy in Texas ?

a)

language

b)

both language and cattle ranching

c)

cattle ranching

d)

trade routes

e)

all of the above

22.

Austin's colony was located between

a)

the Colorado and Brazos Rivers

b)

the Caprock Escarpment and Gulf Coast

c)

the Red and Sabine Rivers

d)

the Coastal Plains and Mountains/Basins

23.

Tejano politician and businessman who informed Moses Austin that his Spanish land grant was approved.  Served as Texas Representative to the congress that wrote the Mexican Constitution of 1824

a)

Philip Nolan

b)

Martin de Leon

c)

Erasmo Seguin

d)

Martin de Cos

24.

In the Turtle Bayou Resolutions colonists

a)

pledged their support to President Bustamante

b)

reiterated their support of Mexican Constitution of 1824

c)

demanded Texas independence from Mexico

d)

created an interim government to govern Texans

25.

During the Convention of 1836, as delegates discussed independence from Mexico, what battle was being fought?

a)

Goliad

b)

Alamo

c)

Gonzalez

d)

San Jacinto

26.

The Texas Declaration of Independence was modeled after

a)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

b)

U.S. Declaration of Independence

c)

Mexican Declaration of Independence

d)

The U.S. Constitution

27.

Spanish control of Texas grew weaker during the

a)

Filibuster period

b)

Exploration period

c)

Colonization period

d)

Revolution period