Chapter 9 notes (Lesson 1, 2, & 3)

How did the change in Mexico’s government in the late 1820s affect Texas?

• The Fredonians granted Texas independence.

• The followers of Mier y Terán ignored the concerns of Texans.

• The Centralists ended the relative freedom Texans had previously enjoyed.

• The Federalists allowed the Texans to retain their freedoms.

Which empresario was awarded the Nacogdoches land grant?

• Mier y Terán

• Jose Antonio Saucedo

• Stephen F. Austin

• Haden Edwards

Why did supporters of Haden Edwards rebel against the Mexican government?

• The Mexican government cancelled Edwards’s land grant.

• They felt they were being taxed unfairly.

• The Mexican government allowed early settlers to stay in Nacogdoches.

• They were angry about the prohibition of slavery.

What step did Mier y Terán urge the Mexican government to take in Texas?

• attract more American settlers

• place more troops around settlements

• trade more with the U.S.

• encourage slavery in Texas

How did the Law of April 6, 1830 impact Texas’s economy?

• It encouraged slavery, strengthening Texas’s agricultural economy.

• It encouraged trade between Texas and the U.S.

• It placed taxes on imported goods from foreign countries, encouraging trade between Mexico and Texas.

• It gave grants to Texan entrepreneurs, allowing them to start businesses and stimulating economic growth.

Where was the port of Anahuac located?

• the mouth of the Sabine River

• the mouth of the Trinity River

• the mouth of the Brazos River

• the mouth of the Colorado River

What was one of the reasons that Colonel John Davis Bradburn quarreled with the colonists at Anahuac?

• Bradburn tried to enforce a tax on goods imported into Texas.

• Bradburn accused the colonists of stealing supplies from his troops.

• Bradburn accused the colonists of hiding escaped enslaved people.

• Bradburn tried to enforce a law prohibiting slavery in Texas.

Why was Anastacio Bustamante unpopular with Texans?

• They believed he unfairly targeted Texans with high taxes and trade restrictions.

• They believed he did not give Texans enough authority to self-govern.

• They believed his Federalist rule took too much power away from ordinary citizens.

• They believed his Centralist rule went against the Mexican Constitution of 1824.

In the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, to whom did the Texans at Turtle Bayou declare their loyalty?

• the Mexican government

• Mexico

• the United States government

• Stephen Austin

What was one of the goals of the Convention of 1832?

• prohibit the introduction of enslaved people to Texas

• bring the Centralists back into power

• resume immigration from the United States

• repeal the import duty for goods imported from Mexico