Texas Revolution Quiz

What did Santa Anna do in 1835 that angered Texas enough to join the WAR PARTY.

• refused to protect Mexico from Native Americans

• raised taxes

• abolished the Constitution of 1824

• sold Texas to the United States

Why was the battle of Gonzalez significant?

• It was the first battle of the Texas Revolution

• It was the last battle of the Texas Revolution

• Santa Anna surrendered

• It gave Texans confidence that they could win against Mexico

What phrase did the flag at the Battle of Gonzalez display?

• Come and Take It

• We Surrender

• Independence

• Justice

Who wrote a letter to his children about his arrival in Texas? (2 months before he was killed at the Alamo)

• Davy Crocket

• Sam Houston

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Santa Anna

Who wrote the famous plea, while commanding troops at the Alamo?

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• James Fannin

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

Santa Anna believed that after taking the Alamo,

• he had achieved a total victory

• he would next have to fight his way into East Texas

• Texas would use the Alamo as a battle cry

• he could never safely visit Texas again

What happened at the Convention of 1836?

• Texans declared support for Santa Anna

• Texans pledged loyalty to Mexico

• Texans declared independence from Mexico

• Texans declared independence from the US

What did George Childress do during the Texas Revolution?

• He became the first governor

• He wrote most of the Texas Declaration of Independence

• He helped write the Texas Constitution

• He was the first president of the Republic of Texas

What happened after Fannin surrendered at Goliad?

• General Urrea let him and his troops leave

• Santa Anna ordered Urrea to execute him Fannin and all 400 Texas soldiers

• Santa Anna ordered Urrea to keep Fannin's men as prisoners of war

• Fannin and his troops were sent to Mexico

In which year was Santa Anna defeated and Texans won independence?

• 1821

• 1829

• 1836

• 1845