Texas Studies Weekly Grade 4 Week 12

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What were the Mexican government's two main goals for settlement in Texas?

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to raise funds and to gain control of American Indian lands

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Why did so many Americans flock to Texas in the 1820s?

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Settlers were not required to pay taxes, serve in the Mexican Army, or practice Catholicism.

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What was the Mexican government's main concern about having too many American settlers in Texas?

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The settlers would be more loyal to the United States

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In 1833, what city did Texas representatives meet in? Options: Dallas, Houston, Corpus Christi, San Filipe de Austin

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San Filipe de Austin

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What did the representatives do at their meeting?

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They created a list of demands they hoped to present to the Mexican Congress.

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On his return journey home, what happened to Stephen Austin?

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He was arrested for treason and sent back to Mexico City.

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What kind of leader was General Santa Anna? Options: a president elected by the citizens, a king descended from a long royal line, a prime minister elected by a house of commons, a dictator with all the power to run the government.

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a dictator with all the power to run the government.

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What event started the war between Texas and Mexico? Options: Mexican officials removed a cannon from the city of Gonzales., Plans for a Mexican ambush were intercepted by Texas leaders, Texas soldiers moved into Mexican territory without permission, Starving Texans raided and stole food from a government storehouse.

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Mexican officials removed a cannon from the city of Gonzales.

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What famous phrase did Texas shout in the first battle of the revolution? Options: For the Republic, Remember the Alamo, Come and Take It, Together We Stand

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Come and Take It

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What were the goals of the 59 delegates who met at Washington on the Brazos? Options: to draw up the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and end the war, to dissolve the Republic of Texas and become part of the United States, to create a formal declaration of Independence and draft a constitution, to vote on representatives who would travel to Washington, DC to petition for statehood

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to create a formal declaration of Independence and draft a constitution