BrainPop Texas Revolution

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Why is Texas nicknamed "the Lone Star State"?

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Texans like doing things their own way.

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Why was the Mexican government nervous about Americans moving to Texas?

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Because they didn't want settlers to take all of the free land.

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What was the main disagreement among Texians?

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Whether to join the U.S. or become their own nation

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Who were the "rebels" in the context of the Battle of Alamo, which was a disastrous defeat?

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Texian soldiers

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How did the Goliad Massacre inspire the rebels?

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It united them against Santa Anna's troops

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What was the main role of the empresarios?

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To bring settlers to Texas

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Why did the Law of April 6, 1830, cause problems for Texian plantation owners?

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Because they couldn't get more slave labor to farm cotton

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Why did Texas declare its independence from Mexico?

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During the Convention of 1836

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What happened after the Battle of San Jacinto?

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Santa Anna signed the Treaties of Velasco

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What is the main reason that Texians lost the Battle of the Alamo? Options: They had no leader, They lacked a genuine will to fight, They were greatly outnumbered, Their fort was poorly designed.

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They were greatly outnumbered