Unit 5: Texas Revolution

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What is a tariff?

Back

A tax on goods or products

Front

Why did Texans write the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

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To protest how the Mexican government was treating Texans

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Why did Texans support Santa Anna in the beginning?

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Santa Anna claimed to be a Federalist.

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What is a centralist?

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Wants the power in the hands of a small group or one person

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When Federalists won power in Mexico, they elected ______ to be the President

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Santa Anna

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Before he met with Santa Anna, what mistake did Stephen F. Austin make that would later lead to his arrest? Options: He declared Texas independent from Mexico in a letter to the colonists in Texas, He wrote a letter to the colonists encouraging them to declare war on Mexico, Without Santa Anna's permission, he wrote a letter to the Texan colonists, telling them to set up their own government, He wrote a letter to the US president asking for Texas to be annexed into the US

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Without Santa Anna's permission, he wrote a letter to the Texan colonists, telling them to set up their own government.

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Which battle does this flag represent?

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Battle of Gonzales

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Who was the commander of the Texas Army?

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Sam Houston

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What was the purpose of William B. Travis' letter in which he proclaimed "Victory or Death?"

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Travis needed reinforcements to help fight off the Mexican soldiers at the Alamo

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What is the name of the battle where Stephen F. Austin's troops, surrounded General Cos and his troops in San Antonio, resulting in a win for Texas?

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Siege of Bexar