What did Santa Anna do after Austin went to Mexico?

• A. Abolished immigration and increased tariffs
• B. Granted Texas statehood
• C. Refused to make Texas a state, but allowed immigration and lower taxes on imports from the US
• D. Removed officials from office

Answer: (C)

This question focuses on how Santa Anna’s policies toward Texas shifted after Stephen F. Austin’s trip to Mexico City in 1833. Santa Anna moved toward central control and did not grant Texas status as a separate state within Mexico. At the same time, he did not shut off immigration from the United States; he allowed continued Anglo-American immigration and kept trade favorable by lowering some taxes on imports from the U.S. This combination kept Texas under Mexican central authority while encouraging settlement and economic ties with the United States.

Other options don’t fit because abolishing immigration and raising tariffs would have discouraged settlers and trade; granting Texas statehood never occurred; and removing officials from office is not what characterized Santa Anna’s actions toward Texas during this period.