quiz12

Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Terán warned of

• A. the increasing number of settlers arriving from Europe.

• B. the growing American influence in East Texas.

• C. the water shortages in areas of West Texas.

• D. American Indians who did not want to be Mexican citizens.

Mexican General Manuel de Mier y Terán warned of

• A. the increasing number of settlers arriving from Europe.

• B. the growing American influence in East Texas.

• C. the water shortages in areas of West Texas.

• D. American Indians who did not want to be Mexican citizens.

What was the main objective of the Law of April 6, 1830?

• F. to strictly control the American presence in Texas

• G. to create new government offices

• H. to prohibit slaveholders from settling in Texas

• J. to revoke empresario titles

The Fredonian Rebellion happened in what city ?

• Austin

• Nacogdoches

• Houston

• Mexico

The first conflict in Texas in the years leading up to

The Texas revolution occurred near which town?

• Nacogdoches

• Houston

• San Antonio

• Austin

The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared that

• The settlers did not support Santa Anna

• The settlers did not support Texas

• the people were defending their rights and the constitution.

• The settlers did not support The Constitution of 1824

Which statement describes how geography helped the Texans defeat the Mexicans at the

Battle of San Jacinto?

• The Guadalupe Mountains made it difficult for the Mexican reinforcements to get there

  in time for the battle.

• Recent flooding in the lowlands gave the Texas troops an advantage.

• Texas ships fired on Mexican troops from a harbor.

• The only way the Mexicans could attack the Texans would be to cross a field.

Why were Texans excited about Santa Anna’s rise to power in Mexico?

• Santa Anna had promised to restore the Constitution of 1824. ( It allowed Slavery and Immigration )

• Santa Anna was not interested in the day-to-day affairs of the government.

• Santa Anna’s vice president controlled the policies of the Mexican government.

• Santa Anna was a nice guy.

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested in 1834?

• They found his letter and thought Mexican officials thought he had challenged their authority.

• He was on Mexico territory in Mexico

• He told Santa Anna he was going to stand on business

• The people of Texas had organized a local government.

Santa Anna violated his pledge to restore the Constitution of 1824 when he began to

strengthen the

• Ports

• The Mexican Army

• The Central Government

• Texas immigration laws