Social Studies UIL Practice 7th and 8th

What law enacted in Mexico included

• Outlawed immigration from the United States

• Canceled all empresarial grants that had not been fulfilled

• Placed custom duties on all goods entering Texas from the United States

• Slaves could no longer be brought into Mexico to work the fields

• Compromise of 1850

• Law of April 6th, 1830

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• San Saba Decree

What best describes the following four men?

-Sidney Sherman -Edward Burleson -George Hockley -Henry Millard

• Served as senators during the Texas Republic

• Texans that attended the convention of 1836

• Key figures in the Battle of San Jacinto

• High Officials in the Catholic Church

Which conflict, that occurred near Nacogdoches in 1826, confirmed to the Mexican nationalist leaders their fears that Texas settlers were trying to take over Texas?

• Raid at Salt Creek

• Battle at Adobe Walls

• Conflict at Glorieta

• Fredonian Rebellion

Why is the Battle of Gonzales called the “Lexington of Texas”?

• First Battle of the Texas Revolution

• Occurred close to Lexington

• John Bell Hood and hundreds of armed Texans met the Mexican force

• Martin Perfecto de Cos was determined to teach the Texans a lesson

Who was elected as the president of the Convention of 1836?

• Davis G. Burnet

• Peter Grayson

• Collin McKinney

• Richard Ellis

Where did Col. James Fannin stop his retreat from Goliad to give his men and oxen a chance to rest?

• Presidio del Rio Grande

• Coleto Creek

• San Jacinto

• Gonzales

Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the Texas army at the Convention of 1836?

• James Long

• Jared Groce

• Sam Houston

• William Goyens

Which Texan is described by the following list?

-Served in the Alabama militia before coming to Texas

-Lawyer by training

-Recruited 29 men and led them to the Alamo

-Held a rank in the Texas army

• William B. Travis

• James Butler Bonham

• Jose Losoya

• John William Smith

Who was the President of the Republic of Texas when it was annexed to the United States?

• Anson Jones

• William Fisher

• Mirabeau Lamar

• W. S. Peters

How did the Council House Fight begin?

• Settlers disagreed over property boundaries

• Comanche leaders agreed to a meeting in San Antonio to discuss peace; Texans became angered when they failed to produce captives and refused to allow them to leave

• San Antonio wanted to charge a tax on goods purchased at the general store

• Railroad built tracks through land owned by the Native Americans