WorksheetsGrowing Tensions in Mexico
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
In which year did Haden Edwards receive an empresario grant from the Mexican government?
1825
1828
1827
1826
Where did Haden and Benjamin Edwards buy and run a plantation before becoming interested in establishing a plantation and colony in Texas?
San Antonio
Laredo
Jackson, Mississippi
Nacogdoches
Who assisted Haden and Benjamin Edwards in their petition for a land grant in Texas?
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
James Bowie
Stephen F. Austin
What did the Mexican Government require Haden Edwards to honor in order to settle 800 families in his grant?
Recruit colonists and Cherokee peoples
Declare independence from Mexico
Provide legal titles to their land
Pay additional fees to him
What did Haden and Benjamin Edwards do to the old settlers' land titles and claims?
Paid them additional fees for their land
Supported their claims to the land
Declared their titles to be forgeries
Issued additional land titles to them
Who supported the decision of Mexican officials during the Fredonian Rebellion?
Stephen F. Austin
General Mier y Teran
Benjamin Edwards
Haden Edwards
What did Haden Edwards declare Fredonia to be during the rebellion?
A territory of the United States
A part of Spain
Free from Mexican rule
A part of Mexico
Who was sent by the Mexican Government on a scouting expedition in Texas to assess the resources and the status of the Native American peoples?
General Mier y Teran
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
What did General Mier y Teran report about the Mexican influence in Texas?
It was strong in Nacogdoches
It was weak in Laredo
It was strong in San Antonio
It was weak in San Felipe
Who became interested in the Fredonia Rebellion story for their own personal interests?
Texas
The US
Mexico
Spain
What was Mexico's biggest fear with the rebellion?
That more Haden Edwards would move into Texas and take over Texas.
They didn't have any fears.
That this would scare off people from getting land and driving away their profits.
They were scared of how will they be able put back together the Nacogdoches Empresario System.
What were some of General Mier y Teran's findings in his report?
What was the main reason for Haden Edwards' conflict with the Mexican authorities?
His refusal to honor existing land titles
His desire to declare independence from Mexico
His attempt to recruit colonists and Cherokee peoples
His demand for additional fees from the settlers
What was the outcome of the Fredonia Rebellion?
It led to the independence of Texas from Mexico
It resulted in the strengthening of Mexican rule in Texas
It led to the establishment of the Nacogdoches Empresario System
It resulted in the expulsion of Haden Edwards from Texas
What was the reaction of the American government to the Fredonia Rebellion?
They supported Haden Edwards
They remained neutral
They supported the Mexican government
They used it as a pretext to annex Texas
What was the Law of April 6th?
What was the purpose of The Turtle Bayou Resolution?
condemned Bradburn’s actions
Explain rebellions actions
demand for constitutional rights
Did not support Santa Anna
A customs duty is a tax on goods. Why did the Mexican government create a custom duty (tax) in the Law of April 6, 1830?
The Mexican government was afraid that Texans would try to smuggle immigrants from the United States.
The United States government wanted to increase the ties with Mexico.
The Mexican government wanted to decrease ties between Texans and the United States.
The government of the United States had prohibited imports from Mexico.
If you were Mexico in this situation, how would you have kept Texas from becoming more influenced by the United States?
What feelings were expressed in the Turtle Bayou Resolution in regards to President Anastasio Bustamente?
They supported him and his policies.
They were against him and supported Santa Anna.
They wanted him to abolish the Guerrero Decree and allow slavery in Texas.
They wanted more Mexican troops for protection from Native American raids
I. Mier y Teran Report
II. Arrest of Stephen F. Austin
III. Fredonian Rebellion
IV. Turtle Bayou Resolutions
V. Law of April 6, 1830
Which is the correct order of events?
V, II, I, III, IV
IV, V, I, II, III
III, I, V, IV, II
III, II, I, IV, V
Which summary best describes the Fredonian Rebellion?
A demand for changes to the Mexican Constitution in favor of General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
A reaction in Texas to the arrest of Stephen F. Austin in Mexico.
A demonstration by supporters of the Texan fighters in the Alamo.
A first attempt by Anglo settlers around Nacogdoches to declare their independence from Mexico.
What report recommended that soldiers need to occupy Texas forts to enforce Mexican law, Texans need to trade more with Mexico rather than the U.S., and immigration to Texas should be more from Mexico and Europe rather than the U.S.?
Mier y Teran's Report
State Colonization Law of 1825
Mexican Constitution of 1824
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
