Revolution Quiz

Question 1

Why did Stephen F. Austin go To jail?

Answer 1

He sent a letter for a temporary government Santa Anna thought it was rebelious.

Question 2

1825

Answer 2

Haden Edwards given a land grant

Question 3

Problem with Edward’s land grant

Answer 3

Some people didn’t have legal documents to prove their ownership

Question 4

What created tensions between Texas and Mexican Government?

Answer 4

Centralist power making Texas lose most power over itself and the poeple’s relative freedom (Effect) Colonists grew angry since they couldn’t show this

Question 5

Edwards announced?

Answer 5

that all settlers had to show him clear titles meaning that they are free of anything in threat of removing their ownership
(Effect) Colonists grew angry since they couldn’t show this

Question 6

Chichester Chaplin

Answer 6

Sided with the new settlers

Question 7

Samuel Norris

Answer 7

Sided with the old settlers

Question 8

Edwards declared blank the mayor of Nacogdoches

Answer 8

Chichister Chaplin

Question 9

Saucedo Mexican authority declared blank the mayor of Nacogdoches

Answer 9

Samuel Norris

Question 10

Haden Edwards left his colony to go on vacation or something like that and left his brother Benjamin Edwards, what did his brother do to annoy the officials of Mexico? (Why did Benjamin Edwards send this [ask])

Answer 10

Send annoying, angry letters probably because many officials disagreed with Edwards

Question 11

What made Mexican officials send troops to Nacogdoches?

Answer 11

Haden Edwards and Norris was charged of crimes, Haden allowed them to do so, so he wasn’t part of the plot where they just replaced Norris with a new mayo, replacing a new mayor was the main reason.

Question 12

Edwards sided with Cherokees to help them (not a question)

Question 13

Mier y Teran report

Answer 13

Send more troops are texas settlements provide more jobs and increase trade betweeen Mexcio and Texas

Question 14

Why was Gen. Mier y Teran sent out to report?

Answer 14

Officials needed suggestions on how to improve their relation between Texas (Ask if this is true)

Question 15

What caused the law of April 1830

Answer 15

Mier y Teran Report

Question 16

was abolishing slavery part of Texas?

Answer 16

no

Question 17

What happened because of the law of april 6 1830

Answer 17

This law outlawed immigration frmo the U.S.
- cancelled incomplete grants with emprassarios, encouraged Mexican and European immigrants, and made more enslaved people from other countries illegal. Established new forts and put a duty on all foreign goods entering Texas

Question 18

Bradburn did what three things? and why was this bad?

Answer 18

Bradburn
-tax on imported goods
- his troops taking supplies
- and not returning run-away slaves

Question 18

Texans didn’t like the law of April 6, 1830

Answer 18

this was because they needed slaves and trade with the u.s. was good but tax on imported goods would damage relations between both Mexico and the U.S.

Question 19

After they were put in prison a group of 200 angry setllers demanded their release

Question 20

Pledged their allegiance to Mexican Feds. They said their actions were against Bradburn not Mexico
Stated loyal to Santa Anna since he was a Fed.

Answer 20

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

Question 21

John Austin gets a cannon to Anahuac. Colonel Domingo Ugartechea tries to stop him

Answer 21

Velasco

Question 22

Stephen F. Austin suggests that a temporary state government should be set up

Answer 22

Austin is jailed since his act is seen as rebelious

Question 23

Andrew Briscoe

Answer 23

Arrested for playing a trick

Question 24

Tenorio surredners and leaves Texas

Question 25

Anahuac Gen. Cos. demands

Answer 25

everybody be arrested and turned over to him for a military Trial. Most colonists refused to turn anyone over

Question 26

First battle of the revolution Mexicans demanded that their cannon was to be given up

Answer 26

Battle of Gonzales

Question 27

Texans won another battle a group of 200 Texans arrived at Goliad and disarmed the weapon s of Mexicans

Answer 27

Oct. 9, 1835

Question 28

War Party

Answer 28

Wanted imidate indepndence

Question 29

Peace Party

Answer 29

Wanted to align with Feds and restore Constitution

Question 30

Who convinced Texans to fight Gen. Cos.?

Answer 30

Ben Milam

Question 31

Who agrees to never fight Texas again and leave the constitution of 1824 alone?

Answer 31

Gen. Cos when he surreders to Ben Milam

Question 32

Santa Ann is slightly embarrassed by Gen. Cos. surrenders but plans to take revenge in the Winter Texans did what?

Answer 32

Texans thought the war wouldn't resume until Spring, however, Santa Anna was already with a large scale force marching

Question 33

Convention of 1836

Answer 33

Texas declares independence (Written by George Childress Listed their grievances )first than writes constitution (heavily borrowed from the U.S. constiution and made a government containing freedom)

Question 34

Ad-Interim Government President

Answer 34

David G. Burnet

Question 35

Ad-Interim Government Vice President

Answer 35

Lorenzo de Zavala