Steps Towards Independence I

Steps towards
Independence

McGraw Hill: Chapter 10 Lesson 1
THE TEXAS REVOLUTION BEGINS

Open Ended

Why did Austin visit Mexico City?

Sentence Stem: Austin visited Mexico City because...

The First Battle

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KAMI

Open Ended

​ ​Who made himself dictator of Mexico in 1835?

Sentence Stem: _____ made himself dictator of Mexico in 1835.

The Battle of Gonzales

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KAMI

Open Ended

What action by the Texans led to the Battle of Gonzales?

Sentence Stem: Texans refusal to _____ led to the Battle of Gonzales.

The Army of the People

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KAMI

Open Ended

What army did Austin command?

Sentence Stem: Stephen Austin commanded an army known as the...

Lesson Review

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Multiple Choice

In 1835 Antonio López Santa Anna ignored the _____ and made himself dictator.

• Constitution of 1824

• committees of correspondence

• advice of General Martín Perfecto de Cós

• Consultation

Multiple Choice

Texans formed _____ to exchange information, just as had been done in the American Revolution.

• congresses

• committee of correspondence

• conventions

• consultations

Multiple Choice

The first conflict between Mexican troops and Texan colonists was the _____.

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of Goliad

• Battle of Concepción

• siege of San Antonio de Béxar

Multiple Choice

A _____ is a brief truce between enemies so both parties can discuss issues.

• consultation

• parley

• siege

• war party

Multiple Choice

A military blockade of a city or fortress is a(n) _____.

• invasion

• siege

• skirmish

• war party