Texas Revolution-Civil War Recap/Spiral Back

Multiple Choice

• * Texans fight to win their independence from Mexico

• * Santa Anna leads a siege of the Alamo mission

• * Sam Houston defeats the Mexican Army at San Jacinto

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In which era of Texas History did these events happen?

• Texas Revolution

• Age of Contact

• Mexican National Era

• Natural Texas and Its People

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This document informed the Mexican President that U.S. influence was stronger in Texas than Mexican influence. This led to Law of April 6, 1830.

• Mier y Teran Report
• Stephen F. Austin Arrest
• Turtle Bayou Resolutions
• Fredonian Rebellion

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The law of April 6, 1830 stopped immigration from what country? 

• Europe
• Mexico
• United States
• Spain

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Which of these battles happens during the Texas Revolution?

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

• ALL of these are correct

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• * Santa Anna led the siege of the Alamo

• * the Texans signed their Declaration of Independence

• * Sam Houston defeated the Mexican Army at San Jacinto

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• In what year did all of these events happen?

• 1519

• 1685

• 1718

• 1836

Open Ended

At which battle was this flag flown AND explain what was meant by "Come and Take It".

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Which of these men was sent as a messenger to warn Sam Houston about the Alamo AND fought alongside Sam Houston in the final battle of the revolution? [hint: he was the leader of the Tejano soldiers who supported Texas independence]

• William B. Travis

• Juan Seguin

• Jose Urrea

• James Bowie

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Where did the Texas Revolution come to an end? [hint: this LAST battle of the war lasted only 18 minutes]

• the Alamo

• San Jacinto

• Goliad

• Gonzales

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In his ___ letter, William B. Travis wrote "I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna", asking for reinforcements to come and help the men defending the Alamo in San Antonio.

• "Come and Take It"

• "Remember the Alamo"

• "Victory or Death"

• "Don't Mess With Texas"

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Who wrote the "Victory or Death" letter, asking for reinforcements to come and help the "besieged" and outnumbered Texans defending the Alamo? [hint: this person fought and died at the Alamo]

• Juan Seguin

• William B. Travis

• Sam Houston

• Santa Anna

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Put these events in order:

1 - Battle of Gonzales

2 - Austin arrested

3 - Texas gaining independence

4 - Mexican Constitution of 1824

5 - Battle of San Jacinto

• 4, 2, 1, 5, 3

• 4, 1, 2, 5, 3

• 4, 3, 1, 5, 2

• 4, 5, 3, 2, 1

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What year did Texas win its independence?

• 1821
• 1845
• 1836
• 1835

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All of the following were decisions made at the Constitutional Convention of 1836 except

• Placed Sam Houston in charge of the Army
• Signed a Declaration of Indepedence
• Established a interim Government and made a Constitution 
• Declared a war against France

Multiple Choice

Battle where 300 Texans under the command of James Fannin were surrounded in an open prairie and surrendered to the Mexican Army

• Battle of Coleto Creek
• Battle of Gonzalez
• Battle of San Jacinto

Multiple Choice

Who was the primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• Sam Houston

• William B Travis

• Stephen F Austin

• George Childress

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Who left the Alamo to deliver a message to Sam Houston requesting help?

• Stephen F Austin

• Santa Anna

• Juan Seguin

• James Fannin

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Who was a the Texan army commander who was executed at the Goliad Massacre. 

• Sam Houston
• Stephen F. Austin
• James Bowie
• James Fannin

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A major focus of Houston’s administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was —

• writing a constitution for Texas
• planning annexation by the United States
• paying debts from fighting the revolution
• resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

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Why is 1845 significant in Texas history?

• Texas forces won the Battle of the Alamo ending the war with Mexico.
• Sam Houston was elected President of the Republic.
• Texas was annexed by the United States.
• The Spanish government gave up all rights to Texas.

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Which of these groups was used to protect Texans from local American Indian tribes?

• the Texas Rangers

• the Old Three Hundred

• the Texas Navy

• the ad interim government

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Mirabeau B. Lamar served as the 2nd President of Texas [after Sam Houston's first term]. During his presidency, Lamar sent a group of soldiers and settlers to establish a western boundary of Texas. What was this journey called? [hint: this plan was a total failure, with most of the participants being killed by Comanche Indians or captured by the Mexican army]

• the "Santa Fe Expedition"

• the "Fredonian Rebellion"

• the "Archives War"

• the "Western Boundary Group"

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Who had the following policies?

*Create Peace with the Native Americans

*Send the Army home, disband the Navy, hire the Texas Rangers

*Create a balanced budget (do not spend more than you have)

*Moved the Capital to Houston

*Pro-Annexation

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Anson Jones

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Who had the following policies?

*Remove the Native Americans from Texas

*Built up the Army and rebuilt the Navy

*Moved the Capital to Austin permanently

*Anti-Annexation

*Borrow money and print Redbacks to pay for government services and an attempt to boost the economy

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Anson Jones

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What is one reason the US did not annex (allow Texas to join the US) in 1836?:

• avoid war with Mexico

• uneven balance in Congress of slave vs. free states (TX is a slave state)

• Tx had too much debt

• All of these

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 The Mexican-American War took place between _____ and _____.

• 1821-1835
• 1861-1865
• 1846-1848
• 1803-1812

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Which is the best title to the map?

• Mexican Cession
• Guadalupe Hidgalo 
• Louisiana Purchase
• California Territory 

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The Mexican-American war ended in what year?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1851

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Why would northern states in the US vote against annexation of Texas

• Expansion of Slavery

• threat of war with spain

• competition for the rail lines

• Battle of the Alamo

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What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?

• The Adams-Olness Treaty

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Treaty of Paris

• The NATO Treaty

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How much money did the U.S. pay Mexico for land?

• 10 million

• 150 million

• 15 million

• 5 million

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Which landform is the recognized boundary of Texas after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed?

• Nueces River

• Sabine River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

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States in the South believed:

• They should have more representatives in Congress than the Northern states.

• That all territories in America should NOT be allowed to vote on the issue of slavery.

• That State's Rights should have more political power than the Federal Government.

• The Southern senators should be allowed to create bills without approval from their State Governments.

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What is the correct order in which the battles occurred in Texas during the Civil War:

I. Battle of Palmito Ranch

II. Battle of Galveston

III. Battle of Sabine Pass

• II, I, III

• III, I, II

• I, II, III

• II, III, I

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What happened when Governor Sam Houston refused to let Texas join the Confederacy?

• Texas removed him as Governor and replaced him with someone loyal to the Confederacy.

• Texas respected his decision and decided to join the Union against the Confederacy.

• The Confederacy considered his refusal a betrayal and attacked Texas.

• Sam Houston asked President Lincoln to send in the National Guard to force Texas to stay in the Union.

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The three major battles that took place in Texas during the Civil War were where?

• Sabine Pass, Palmito Ranch, Galveston

• San Antonio, San Jacinto, Brownsville,

• El Paso, Galveston, Houston

• Brownsville, Nacogdoches, Red River

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Battle of ____ ____, takes place AFTER the end of the Civil War.

Multiple Choice

What Texas battle was fought on "cottonclad" ships and temporarily disrupted the blockade of the coast?

• Sabine Pass

• Palmito Ranch

• Gettysburg

• Galveston

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How did the North stop the South from selling its cotton overseas?

• Blockade

• Taking Galveston

• Taking Sabine Pass

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What happened to cotton production in Texas during the Civil War?

• It increased

• It decreased

• It stayed the same

• Cotton was not produced in Texas

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What is being celebrated on "Juneteenth"?

• America's Freedom

• Fireworks

• Freedom from Slavery

• Picnics

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Who won the battle of Galveston, Sabine Pass, and Palmito Ranch?

• North/Union

• South/Confederacy

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Which of the Civil War battles in Texas proved to be the last battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Waterloo

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of San Jacinto

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What were the 'black codes'?

• laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
• laws protecting the newly found rights of freed African Americans
• another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
• secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

• Abolished slavery
• Gave African American men the right to vote
• defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
• made it illegal for any state to secede

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What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Slavery would be abolished
• The rights of the freed people would be protected
• African American could vote
• Women could vote

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What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Slavery is abolished
• Freed African Americans' rights are protected
• African American men can vote
• Women can vote

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Worked to educate African Americans and register them to vote.

• Freedman's Bureau

• Black Codes

• Sharecroppers

• Carpetbaggers

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The period of time following the Civil War in which the seceded states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union was called _______________ .

• Reconstruction
• Reformation
• Restitution
• Revolution

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What is the name of the government agency that helped former slaves obtain homes, jobs, and educations?

• the Freedmen's Bureau
• the Abolitionist Alliance
• the Helping Hands
• the Davis Guard

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African American slaves were prevented from going to school. How did the Freedmen's Bureau help solve this problem?

• They opened more than 1,000 schools and colleges in the South
• They helped them get into schools
• They drove them to school every morning and picked them up in the afternoon

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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

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“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

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The 15th Amendment 

• Freed the slaves
• Gave all people born in the US (not Indians) citizenship. 
• Gave all men the right to vote
• Gave all people the right to vote