Texas on the Brink of War

Place the following events in chronological order:

I. Civil War breaks out in Mexico and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna centralizes power under himself.

II. Fredonian Rebellion

III. Colonel Bradburn and his appointed customs officer, George Fisher, anger the colonists.

IV. The Turtle Bayou militia engages in the Battle of Velasco, conducting a siege against the fort.

V. The Mexican Government passes the Law of April 6, 1830 making the immigration of Americans to Mexico illegal.

• I, III, IV, V, II

• II, V, III, IV, I

• V, II, I, III, IV

• III, IV, V, I, II

Place the following events in chronological order:

I. Hayden Edwards received a land grant to settle 800 settlers near Nacogdoches.

II. Law of April 6, 1830

III. Mier y Teran Report

IV. Hayden Edwards required proof of land ownership and declared many land titles forgeries.

V. Fredonian Rebellion: "Republic of Fredonia" declared free of Mexican rule.

• I, V, IV, II, III

• I, IV, V, II, III

• I, IV, III, II, V

• I, IV, V, III, II

How did Haden Edwards’s land grant cause problems in Texas?

• Edwards declared that settlers who could not show clear titles to the land would have to leave or pay for the land.

• Edwards stole the land from the Native Americans and forced them to relocate.

• Edwards land grant added additional taxes to the Mexican government.

• Edwards land grant did not actually cause any problems. Mexico benefitted from more settlers.

Hayden Edwards, an Empresario, had his land grant cancelled by the Mexican government which lead to

• Mier y Teran Rebellion.

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions.

• Texians passing the Law of April 6, 1830.

• the Fredonian Rebellion.

Mier y Teran's report did all of the following except...

• Urged the government to send more troops around settlements

• Encouraged more trade between Mexico and Texas

• Encouraged more immigrants from Europe and Mexico to settle in TX

• Encouraged more trade between the United States and Texas

The Law of April 6, 1830 did all of the following EXCEPT...

• outlawed immigration from U.S.

• Established new forts

• Added taxes to all foreign goods entering TX

• Encouraged slavery because of its economic benefits

What was the main purpose of the Law of April 6 1830?

• Create a Mexican monarchy.

• Halt the immigration of Anglo American settlers into Mexican controlled Texas.

• A plan to unify Texas with Coahuila.

• A law that protected the Caddo Indians.

The Law of April 6th 1830 was Mexico's attempt to

• Remove all Texans from San Antonio

• Strengthen the Texas Government

• Give more empresario land grants to Anglos

• Weaken American influence in Texas

Cause: Colonel Bradburn accused the land commissioner, Francisco Madero, of violating Mexican laws by allowing land grants too close to the Gulf of Mexico.

What was the effect?

• Colonel Bradburn has Francisco Madero jailed, though he is released shortly thereafter, yet still upsetting the settlers of the region.

• Stephen F. Austin writes a letter to Bradburn arguing that imprisoning the land commissioner was "impracticable" and that he was needed to fulfill his duties.

• Colonel Bradburn arrests Stephen F. Austin, leading to a standoff with a group of 150 men and the capture of several of Bradburn’s soldiers,

• The Turtle Bayou militia engages in the Battle of Velasco, conducting a siege against the fort on the Brazos River, while trying to reach Anahuac.

Place the following events in chronological order.

I. Colonel Bradburn arrives and constructs a fort at Anahuac.

II. Bradburn arrests William B. Travis and Patrick Jack after they forged a letter about a fictitious plan of an invasion by a militia from Louisiana.

III. Colonel Bradburn dismantles the town of Liberty, which had been founded by Madero, and moves the government of the region to Anahuac.

IV. Colonel Bradburn arrests the land agent Francisco Madero

• I, III, IV, II

• I, IV, II, III,

• I, II, III, IV

• I, IV, III, II