The Texas Revolution

Multiple Choice

What did Santa Anna do in 1835 that angered Texas enough to join the WAR PARTY.

• refused to protect Mexico from Native Americans

• raised taxes

• abolished the Constitution of 1824

• sold Texas to the United States

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Why was the battle of Gonzalez significant?

• It was the first battle of the Texas Revolution

• It was the last battle of the Texas Revolution

• Santa Anna surrendered

• It gave Texans confidence that they could win against Mexico

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What phrase did the flag at the Battle of Gonzalez display?

• Come and Take It

• We Surrender

• Independence

• Justice

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Why was the cannon so important to Gonzales?

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Why was it a smart move to capture Goliad early on in the war?

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Why were the citizens of San Antonio happy to see the Texian army?

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What are a few setbacks the Texian army experienced on the way to San Antonio and once they reached the city?

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Who built the Texian CAVALRY?

 

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What did you learn about the Battle of Mission Concepcion?

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Why did the Texans move their camp?

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Why did Stephen F. Austin leave in the middle of the siege of San Antonio?

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What did you learn about the Grass Fight?

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The Texian Army would have never won San Antonio if.....

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What did the Texians debate at the Convention of 1835?

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What did the Convention of 1835 accomplish?

Multiple Choice

Who wrote a letter to his children about his arrival in Texas? (2 months before he was killed at the Alamo)

• Davy Crocket

• Sam Houston

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Santa Anna

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What was the SIEGE OF THE ALAMO?

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Who shared command during the Siege of the Alamo?

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What was the outcome of the Alamo?

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the famous plea, while commanding troops at the Alamo?

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• James Fannin

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

Multiple Choice

What happened at the Convention of 1836?

• Texans declared support for Santa Anna

• Texans pledged loyalty to Mexico

• Texans declared independence from Mexico

• Texans declared independence from the US

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What did George Childress do during the Texas Revolution?

• He became the first governor

• He wrote most of the Texas Declaration of Independence

• He helped write the Texas Constitution

• He was the first president of the Republic of Texas

Multiple Choice

Santa Anna believed that after taking the Alamo,

• he had achieved a total victory

• he would next have to fight his way into East Texas

• Texas would use the Alamo as a battle cry

• he could never safely visit Texas again

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What happened during the Runaway Scrape?

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What happened after Fannin surrendered at Goliad?

• General Urrea let him and his troops leave

• Santa Anna ordered Urrea to execute him Fannin and all 400 Texas soldiers

• Santa Anna ordered Urrea to keep Fannin's men as prisoners of war

• Fannin and his troops were sent to Mexico

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Who was responsible for saving some of Fannin's soldiers at Goliad?

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What happened at the Battle of San Jacinto?

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In which year was Santa Anna defeated and Texans won independence?

• 1821

• 1829

• 1836

• 1845