Causes Leading up to the Texas Revolution

What requirements of the Mexican government did the Anglo settler fail to follow?

• They did not practice Catholicism

• They brought slaves with them

• They made dog-run houses

• They planted too much cotton

Why was Haden Edwards angry when he arrived at the land promised by Mexico?

• There were already people living there.

• There was not as much forest as promised.

• There was too much wildlife in the area.

• He did not get elected as president.

How did Mexico respond to Haden Edwards?

• They made him go back to Kansas.

• They annulled (cancelled) his empresario grant.

• They gave him different land on the other side of Nacogdoches.

• They made him president over east Texas.

What two groups did not support Haden Edwards in his rebellion?

• The German settlers.

• The Mexican government.

• Most of the Anglo settlers.

• The Cherokee Indians.

What group supported Haden Edwards and his followers?

• The Mexican government.

• Stephen F. Austin and his followers.

• The Irish settlers.

• The Cherokee Indians.

What was the final outcome of the Fredonian Rebellion?

• Haden Edwards and his family had a big falling out.

• It caused Mexico to rethink their immigration policies.

• Haden Edwards and his brothers fled to the United States.

• Haden Edwards was sent to jail in Mexico.

What was the reason the Mexican government sent Mier Y Teran to investigate the Anglo settlements?

• Santa Anna was just a paranoid person.

• Someone sent a letter reporting rebellions rising all over east Texas.

• The uprising of the Fredonian Rebellion made them nervous.

• They were worried other settlers might want to rebel.

What were the things the Anglo settlers were doing wrong according to the Mier Y Teran report?

• Anglos were not loyal to Mexico.

• They did not follow the laws of the constitution.

• They kept their culture from the U.S. including slavery and their protestant beliefs.

• They refused to wear the buckskin clothing.

In his report, what 4 things did Mier Y Teran recommend for Mexico to do?

• close the border to further Anglo settlers

• Increase immigration from Europe and Mexico

• Increase trade between Mexico and Texas

• Strengthen the presidios by adding more military

What were the 4 things included in the law of April 6, 1830?

• 1. 1.They banned U.S. immigration to Texas. 2.They prohibited the importation of slaves. 3.The implemented taxes on imports. 4.They required everyone to visit the capital city.

• 1. They banned U.S. immigration to Texas. 2. They prohibited the importation of slaves. 3.They implemented taxes on imports. 4.They suspended empresario contracts, except for the Austin and Green DeWitt colonies.

• 1. 1.Extra taxes for landowners. 2. No more slaves

  2. 3. Dog run houses for everyone.

  3. 4.Taxes on imports.

• 1. They banned U.S. immigration to Texas.

  2.They prohibited the importation of slaves.

  3.They required everyone to go to mass on Sunday.

  4. Buckskin clothing for all.