Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas Review

Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas

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Check the men who died at the Alamo.

• Sam Houston

• Jim Bowie

• William B. Travis

• Davy Crockett

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Check all of the battles below which the Texans WON!

• Battle of Gonzales

• The Alamo

• The Runaway Scrape

• The Goliad Massacre

• Siege at San Antonio

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The Consultation of 1835 was a meeting where they were trying to decide what?

• What to have for dinner

• What to get Santa Anna for his birthday

• Were they ready to go to war with Mexico

• If SFA should be president

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The Texans were AGAINST slavery and the Mexicans were IN FAVOR OF slavery.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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One of the goals of the Convention of 1832 was to resume immigration from the U.S.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Check the promises that made in the Treaties of Velasco.

• Mexico would return all tax money it had collected from Texans

• Mexico would pay for the damage it caused during the war

• Mexico would never again attack Texas

• Mexico would protect Texas from attacks by Native Americans

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Most cotton plantations in Texas were located along the lower Colorado, Brazos, and Trinity Rivers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The Council House Fight occurs during which period?

• Early Statehood

• The Age of Contact

• The Republic of Texas

• The Texas Revolution

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1845 was a significant year for Texas. Check all that occurred in 1845.

• Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels established his colony in Texas

• Mexico won its independence from Spain

• The first episode of The Bachelor premiered on television.

• Texas was annexed by the United States

• William B. Travis dies

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A political cause of the Texas Revolution was people in Texas wanting to live in a democracy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Why did many settlers from the southern states migrate to Texas in the 1820's and 1830's?

• to find work on the railroad

• to work on Tejano ranches

• for cheap land to grow cotton

• for religious freedom

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President Lamar launched the Santa Fe Expedition to __________________.

• weaken Native Americans

• punish the people living there

• take land from the United States

• make Texas larger and help its finances

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The United States delayed the annexation of Texas because the U.S. government was waiting for foreign nations to approve it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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How did Sam Houston solve conflicts with Native Americans?

Check all that apply.

• used force to push them out of Texas

• called on American aid to defeat them

• signed peace agreements with them

• tricked them into attacking Mexico

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Sam Houston surrendered at the Battle of San Jacinto.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What president of the Republic of Texas gave a boost to public education in Texas?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

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The Republic of Texas government encouraged the settlement of Texas because they believed people were essential to the growth of the Republic.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Edwin W. Moore was what?

• Leader of the Texas Rangers

• Commmodore of the Texas Navy

• Diplomat to Mexico from the Republic of Texas

• The third president of the Republic of Texas.

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President of the Republic of Texas, Dr. Anson Jones, had a main goal of convincing the U.S. to annex Texas.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Matilda Lockhart is associated with what event?

• Cordova Rebellion

• Comanche Retreat

• Council House Fight

• Manifest Destiny