Texas Revolution

What was one purpose of the Texas Declaration of Independence? 

• To state complaints about Mexican rule
• To name complaints about the Constitution of 1824
• To create a new government with three branches
• To make a plan for defeating Santa Anna's army

Read the excerpt. Then answer the question.  
  "_{I embraced the cause of Texas at the sound of the first cannon}." 
_{—Juan Seguín}
Who was Juan Seguín, and what part did he play in the early days of the Texas Revolution? 

• He was a colonist from the United States who took part in the Battle
  of Goliad.
• He was a colonist from the United States who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.
• He was a young Tejano rancher and leader who helped townspeople defeat Mexican soldiers at Gonzales.
• He was a young Tejano rancher and leader who joined the “Army of the People” as it marched to San Antonio.

Why is it significant that José Antonio Navarro signed the Texas Declaration   of Independence? 

• He led the committee that wrote the Declaration.
• He was one of three Tejano delegates who signed the Declaration.
• He was one of three colonists from the United States who signed
  the Declaration.
• He was the only former member of the United States Congress who signed the Declaration.

What is the origin of the state celebration, Texas Independence Day, which is held each year on the second of March? 

• That day in 1836, delegates at the Convention of 1836 voted in favor of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
• That day in 1835, 300 volunteers attacked Mexican forces in San Antonio.
• That day in 1833, Stephen F. Austin traveled to Mexico City to talk to Mexican officials.
• That day in 1824, delegates at the Consultation of 1824 voted in favor of the Constitution of 1824.

How did Lorenzo de Zavala, an important Mexican statesman, participate in the founding of Texas as a republic? 

• He fought in the war and was elected president.
• He served as commander in chief of all Texas soldiers.
• He created a petition to grant citizenship to slaves.
• He served as vice president and helped draft the new constitution.

Why did General Santa Anna and his soldiers enter the Alamo on March 6, 1836?

• To sign a treaty to end the Battle of the Alamo
• To arrest the Texian and Tejano soldiers
• To remove the women and children from danger during the fight
• To defeat the Texas army and stop the Texas Revolution

How did Susanna Dickinson contribute to Texas’s struggle for independence? 

• By telling Sam Houston and others what she had seen at the Alamo
• By telling the Texian and Tejano soldiers never to surrender
• By taking two dollars in silver and a blanket from Santa Anna
• By telling a newspaper many years later about the fight at the Alamo

What is the special meaning of the Alamo now that it is a historic landmark? 

• It is a place preserved by a group of patriotic women
• It is a place where we remember people who fought and died for freedom.
• It is the place where the battle cry, “Remember Goliad!” had its start.
• It is the place where Clara Driscoll joined the Daughters of the Republic
  of Texas.

Which individual took part in civic affairs by helping to preserve the Alamo as a historic site? 

• Adina de Zavala
• William B. Travis
• David Crockett
• Susanna Dickinson

What became the battle cry of Sam Houston’s troops? 

• ¡No rendirse, muchachos!
• Come and take it!
• Don’t forget Texas
• Remember the Alamo!