Unit 6 Review--Revolution in Texas

Which Texas leader served as commander in chief of soldiers in Texas during the Texas Revolution and as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas?

• George C. Childress

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

• Jose Francisco Ruiz

Why did the people of Texas wrote a Declaration of Independence?

• To state what the people of Texas wanted from Mexico and why

• To name the founders of Texas as a republic

• To form the three branches of government for Texas and include a Bill of Rights

• To permit the people who were treated unfairly to petition

What did Stephen F. Austin want to have a conversation with the president of Mexico, Antonio López de Santa Anna, in Mexico City in 1833?

• Making Texas its own state in Mexico

• Making Texas its own state in United States

• Making Texas its own country in North America

• None of the above

Why did Texas soldiers attack a Mexican fort at Goliad?

• To protect settlers from Mexican soldiers

• To take a Mexican cannon with a white flag on it.

• To get revenge Mexico for attacking Gonzales

• To demand the end of Mexican taxes

Why did Texas settlers flee during the Runaway Scrape?

• The settlers feared Santa Anna's troops.

• The settlers wanted a better life.

• The settlers were being attacked by the United States Army.

• The settlers were attending the fields.

Why did Plácido Benavides fight against Santa Anna’s forces but did not support Texas independence?

• He wanted Texas to be an independent state of Mexico.

• He wanted to become president of Mexico.

• He wanted Texas to become a state in the United States.

• He wanted to prove his bravery on the battlefield.

What does the San Jacinto Monument represent to Texans?

• It reminds Texans of the victory in the final battle of the Texas Revolution.

• It represents Mexicans who survived the Battle of San Jacinto.

• It represents Texans killed at the Alamo and Goliad.

• It is a tribute to the people who wrote Texas’s Declaration of Independence.

Look at the map. Then answer the question.

• Buffalo Bayou

• A swamp full of trees and bushes

• The San Jacinto River

• A hill approximately 10 feet high

Read the timeline. Then answer the question.

• Three days

• Five days

• Two days

• Six days