Events Leading to Texas Revolution Quiz

Who received the empresario contract from the Mexican government in 1825?

• Haden Edwards

• Stephen F. Austin

• John Bradburn

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

What did Haden Edwards demand from the people living near Nacogdoches?

• Additional fees for land

• To learn Spanish

• To adopt the Catholic religion

• To pay taxes on imported goods

Who supported the Mexican government's decision during The Fredonian Rebellion?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Haden Edwards

• John Bradburn

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

What did the Mexican government do in response to The Fredonian Rebellion?

• Sent an investigator to Texas

• Passed a decree to end slavery

• Passed the Law of April 6, 1830

• Built garrisons across Texas

What did the Mier y Teran Report recommend to the Mexican government?

• Send more troops to Texas

• Encourage more Mexican and European settlers to move to Texas

• Encourage trade with Mexico instead of the United States

• All of the above

What did the Law of April 6, 1830 outlaw?

• Further immigration from the United States

• Slavery in Texas

• Living close to the border of the United States

• All of the above

Who was the commander of the garrison at Anahuac?

• John Bradburn

• Stephen F. Austin

• William B. Travis

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

What did the Americans declare in the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• Their loyalty to Santa Anna

• Their independence from Mexico

• Their support for the Mexican government

• Their opposition to slavery

Who was elected president of the Convention of 1833?

• Stephen F. Austin

• William B. Travis

• Sam Houston

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Match the Event with the year it took place in

• 1835

• The Mier y Teran Report

• 1834

• Arrest of Stephen F Austin

• 1826

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• 1832

• The Consultation

• 1829

• The Fredonian Rebellion