WorksheetsTexas History Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What event led the Texans to call for another meeting of delegates?
Austin's arrest
Santa Anna's election
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
The Republic of Fredonia
What choice did Texans know they had to make regarding their relationship with Mexico?
Stay loyal to Mexico or fight for independence
Support Santa Anna or oppose him
Follow the Catholic religion or not
Accept the Mexican constitution or reject it
What did Austin tell the Texans to prepare for after his release from prison?
War
A new constitution
A peace treaty
A trade agreement
What did Austin do after seeing the situation in Mexico City?
Wrote a letter encouraging Texans to set up their government
Signed a treaty with Mexico
Joined the Mexican army
Became a Mexican citizen
What was Santa Anna's political stance when he named himself dictator of Mexico?
Centralist
Federalist
Democrat
Republican
What type of government did the settlers of Texas want?
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
What was the purpose of sending General Mier y Teran to Texas?
To investigate the Texas situation
To negotiate a peace treaty
To establish a new government
To build a fort
What did General Mier y Teran observe about the Texans?
They had no respect for Mexico
They were loyal to Mexico
They were practicing the Catholic religion
They were following Mexican laws
What did the Texan settlers write in response to their grievances?
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
The Texas Declaration of Independence
The Mexican Constitution
The Treaty of Velasco
What did the Texans declare about Mexico's constitution?
It wasn't being followed
It was perfect
It needed to be rewritten
It was too strict
What did Texans ask for in response to their grievances with Mexico?
Reforms
Independence
Military support
Economic aid
Who did the Texans support as a powerful federalist in Mexico?
Santa Anna
Austin
General Mier y Teran
The Republic of Fredonia
What did Austin achieve with Santa Anna regarding U.S. immigration?
Agreement
Rejection
Indifference
Hostility
What did Mexican authorities do with Austin's letter?
Intercepted it
Published it
Ignored it
Sent it back
What did General Mier y Teran fear the Texans would start?
A revolution
A new settlement
A trade agreement
A peace treaty
