Texas History: Midterm Review

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Who helped write the Texas Declaration of Independence?

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George Childress

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Who was the commander of the Texas Army?

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Sam Houston

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Who signed the Treaty of Velasco ending the Texas Revolution?

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Santa Anna

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Who won independence for Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto?

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Sam Houston

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He failed to follow retreat orders at the Battle of Goliad which later led to the Goliad Massacre.

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James Fannin

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He writes a letter for aid and dies at the Alamo after a 13 day siege.

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William B Travis

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What are unalienable rights?

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rights that cannot be taken away without just cause

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According to the Texas State Constitution, what must authorities have to search property? "The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions, from all unreasonable seizures or searches, and no warrant to search and place or to seize any person or thing, shall issue without describing them as near as my be, nor without probable cause supported by oath or affirmation."

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Authorities must have a good reason to search property.

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What is the purpose of the Texas Declaration of Independence?

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for the Republic of Texas to state a formal declaration of independence from Mexico

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What impact did Mexico's independence from Spain have on the colonization of Texas?

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Thousands of people came to Texas to claim land.