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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What happened at the Battle of Gonzales?
Anglos joined the Mexicans and fought against the rebels.
Mexicans massacred the Anglos and burned their houses.
Anglos refused to give up their cannon and ammunition, opened fire on Mexicans
Anglos surrendered to Mexicans and gave up everything they had.
Why did the Mexican government arrest Stephen F. Austin?
Stephen F. Austin was captured at the Alamo after the battle was lost.
The government was trying to arrest any possible rebel leaders.
The government wanted to arrest Stephen F. Austin because he had too much influence in the people.
Stephen F. Austin wrote a letter that the vice president found and thought Austin was trying to rebel.
What led to the Goliad massacre?
The rebels never got massacred and fled before they were captured.
Fannin did what Sam Houston ordered him to do, but they still got caught by the secondary force of Santa Anna's army.
Fannin left quickly and abandoned everyone, leaving them to die.
Fannin wanted to wait for the 2 officers he sent and didn't sink the cannons, slowing down the rebels leading to their demise.
What was the Mier y Teran report?
Stopped immigration from united States to Texas.
Manuel Mier y Teran wanted to make sure that Anglos didn't get too much power, so he went by himself to manipulate the minds of the government.
The Mexicans were concerned that Anglos were gaining too much influence and sent a search party to suggest changes that needed to be made.
Manuel Miery y Teran wanted to place more troops in Texas because he was afraid it was an American scheme to attempt to gain control of Texas.
What is a duty (Texas Revolution)?
Stopped immigration from United States to Texas.
A type of fort that the Mexicans set up in Texas.
Duty is something that a citizen must do.
Duty is tax on imported goods.
What led to the Fredonian Rebellion?
The colonies decided to unite as one nation and declared themselves an independent country.
Benjamin Edwards wanted to formulate a new independent nation, and eventually got most of the rebels killed.
Benjamin Edwards was annoying the Mexican officials.
Haden Edwards complained about how the rules were so unfair.
What is the Law of April 6, 1830?
Stopped immigration from United States to Texas, set up new forts, established duties, and encouraged European settlers.
Arrested Stephen F. Austin, placed duties on goods, and killed anyone who rebelled.
Made sure Lorenzo de Zavala couldn't help the Texans gain their independence.
Stopped immigration from United States to Texas, set up new forts, established duties, and abolished slavery for everyone.
What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?
Colonists came together and declared their loyalty to the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and not the Bustamante Government.
Wanted to beat up the Bustamante government and change the government from centralist to federalism.
Pledged their allegiance to the Bustamante government and fought against Santa Anna.
Santa Anna wanted to fight the rebels with the Bustamante government, but ended up losing.
Haden and Benjamin Edwards led a rebellion against the Mexican government and established a short-lived independent colony called the _____.
the Edwards Colony
Haden's Place
the Republic of Fredonia
Independent Texas
What is missing from the Law of April 6, 1830?
Made Texas a free and independent nation.
Allowed Texans to elect their own leaders.
Stopped immigration from the U.S. to Texas.
Required the Texans to join the Mexican army.
During the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, Texans declared loyalty to Mexico and declared their support for the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
True
False
Federalists won the Mexican Civil War and elected _______ to be President of Mexico.
Anastasio Bustamante
Martin de Leon
Augustine de Iturbide
Santa Anna
Stephen F. Austin was sent to Mexico City to present Santa Anna with a request that _____________.
Texans be given permission to practice religions other than Catholic.
Texas be allowed to elect representatives as a separate state in Mexico.
the price of land in Texas be raised to 15 cents an acre.
the Mexican government defend the Texans against the local Native Americans
Stephen F. Austin was arrested by Mexican authorities and imprisoned for a year because he _______.
called the President of Mexico a coward and a liar.
robbed the National Bank of Mexico.
refused to pay taxes to the Mexican government.
wrote a letter encouraging Texans to form their own government.
During the ____________ Texans created a flag with the words "Come and Take It" written on it after Mexican soldiers attempted to take a cannon from them.
Fredonian Rebellion
Protest at Anahuac
Battle of Gonzales
Convention of 1832
What event started the war between Texas and Mexico?
Mexican officials removed a cannon from the city of Gonzales.
Plans for a Mexican ambush were intercepted by Texas leaders.
Texas soldiers moved into Mexican territory without permission.
Starving Texans raided and stole food from a government
What famous phrase did Texans shout in the first battle of the revolution?
"For the Republic!"
"Remember the Alamo!"
"Come and take it!"
"Together we stand!"
I was arrested in Mexico for treason against the Mexican government. When I was released from jail, I encouraged Texans to declare their independence. Who am I?
Sam Houston
Mirabeu Lamar
Santa Anna
Stephen F. Austin
Who asked Mexico to pass a high tariff - a tax on imported foreign goods - which would protect Mexican goods from foreign competition?
Mier y Teran
Santa Anna
Lamar
Houston
Which of the following is a significant issue related to the Battle of Gonzales?
Texans wanted to free prisoners at Anahuac after passage of the April 6th Law
Mexican troops wanted to force Texans to elect Santa Anna President of Mexico
Mexican officials demanded that Texans give up a cannon being held unlawfully.
Which event is represented by this image?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of the Alamo
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