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- 1. Multiple Choice
When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?
1821
1825
1818
1823
- 2. Multiple Choice
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
- 3. Multiple Choice
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
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple Choice
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
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was decided at the Convention of 1833?
Texas should declare independence from Mexico
Texas should be its own state independent from Coahuila
Texas should stop fighting Mexico
Texas should become part of the United States
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested for treason?
Because he sent a letter stating that Texas should go ahead and be its own state
Santa Anna and Stephen F. Austin agreed Texas should be its own state
Because he had slaves
Santa Anna agreed since Stephen F. Austin was not Roman Catholic that he should arrested
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which battle is this flag from?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Coleto Creek
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Gonzales
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the main outcome of the Convention of 1836?
Texians outlawed slavery
Texians sent a peace treaty to Mexico
Texas Declaration of Independence was written
Texians decided to join the United States
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?
Stephen F. Austin
George C. Childress
Sam Houston
Juan Seguin
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the main outcome of the Siege of Bexar?
Mexicans gained control of San Antonio
Texians gained control of San Antonio
Mexicans massacred 400 Texans
Texian battle cry "Remember Bexar"
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was the primary outcome of the Battle of the Alamo?
Texians lost and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" created a unity between all Texians against the Mexican government
Texians won and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" created a unity between all Texians against the Mexican government
Mexicans lost and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" was a symbol of the end of the Texas Revolution
Mexicans won and it effectively ended the Texas Revolution
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was the Runaway Scrape?
Texians fleeing from Native Americans in the area
Mexicans fleeing from the Texian army
Texians fleeing from the Mexican army
Mexicans fleeing from the encroaching American army
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who and their troops were captured during the Battle of Coleto Creek?
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
William Travis
James Fannin
- 16. Multiple Choice
How many Texians were executed during the Goliad Massacre at the command of Santa Anna?
700-756
100-150
400-450
50-100
- 17. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason that Texians won the Battle of San Jacinto?
The Texian army was highly trained
The Mexican army was taking rest
The Mexican army was out of artillery
The Texian army was well-rested
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the main outcome of the Treaty of Velasco?
Texas would continue to be a Mexican territory
Mexico would retreat to the south of the Rio Grande River
Texas would join the United States
Mexico would recognize that Texas was its own country separate from Mexico
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the main cause for the Texas Revolution?
A Federalist Government and the Mexican government's decision to get rid of the Mexican Constitution of 1824
A Centralist Government and the Mexican government's decision to follow the Mexican Constitution of 1824
A Federalist Government and the Mexican government's decision to follow the Mexican Constitution of 1824
A Centralist Government and the Mexican government's decision to get rid of the Mexican Constitution of 1824
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