Texas Revolution Part 1 Quiz

When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

• 1821

• 1825

• 1818

• 1823

Why was the settlement of Texas so appealing to Anglos (Americans)?

• Cheap land and a dissimilar Constitution

• No slavery and Cheap Slavery

• Cheap land and a similar Constitution

• Roman Catholicism and No Slavery

What did Hayden Edwards do that upset the Mexican government?

• Stormed a Mexican fort

• Created an independent state

• Killed Mexican officials

• Wrote a constitution that deemed Texas an independent state

Select the three primary reasons that the Mier Y Teran report said about Texans that the Mexican government should worry about?

• They had slavery

• Spoke English

• Anglos (Americans) outnumbered Mexicans

• They were not Roman Catholic

What were the two main issues that upset Texians about the Laws of April 6, 1830?

• New taxes were imposed on Texians

• Encouraged more immigration to Texas from the United States

• Outlawed slavery

• Outlawed American immigration, but allowed Europeans and Mexicans to settle in Texas

What was the main reason for the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• Mexican government enforcing that slavery was against the law

• Laws of April 6, 1830

• The Mexican government being a Federal government

• Santa Anna becoming a dictator

This document informed the Mexican President that U.S. influence was stronger in Texas than Mexican influence. This led to Law of April 6, 1830.

• Mier y Teran Report
• Stephen F. Austin Arrest
• Turtle Bayou Resolutions
• Fredonian Rebellion

No more U. S. Immigration, no more slaves, custom duties (tax) charged on U. S. imports.

• Mier y Teran Report
• Stephen F. Austin Arrest
• Turtle Bayou Resolutions
• Law of April 6, 1830

Mexican Government sent this man to investigate the conditions in northern Texas 

• Hayden Edwards
• Mier y Teran 
• Sam Houston 
• Stephen F Austin 

Anahuac settlers gathered at this place and drafted a set of resolutions to Mexico

• Turtle Bayou Resolution
• Fredonian Rebellion 
• Conflict at Anahuac
• Arrest of SFA