Ch5.1 Conflict Leads to a Revolution

Why did the people of Texas want to become their own state in Mexico?

• So they could be closer to the coast.

• They wanted to decide maters for themselves.

• They wanted to be under the Mexican government.

Why was slavery in Texas an issue?

• They worked all the farms and the farmers needed them.

• Slavery was legal in Mexico only.

• Slavery was illegal in Mexico and Texas was a part of Mexico.

Why was Stephen F. Austin sent to Mexico City?

• Colonist in Texas had hoped that Austin could resolve issues with the Mexican government that affected the Texas colonists.

• To talk to Santa Anna

• Stephen F. Austin was trying to warn Mexico for the war.

In Gonzales, why was a cannon drawn and the words "Come and Take It" written on a white flag?

• To show the Mexican government they surrendered.

• Mexican soldiers were ordered to take the cannon and the settlers of Gonzales refused to give it up.

• It was for the Mexican soldiers to know they were going to fire the cannon.

Why did Texas soldiers take Goliad?

• They wanted it to be Texas property.

• It was full of crops they wanted.

• They thought soldiers at the fort would attack them.

Why was Bowie and Fannin's defeat of Cos's troops impressive?

• They had guns and the others had cannons.

• Although there were nearly three times more Mexican troops.

• It was only them and they had no soldiers.

What is a delegate?

• Someone who represents other people.

• A person from Delaware.

• They captain of a winning army.

What type of government is a republic?

• It is a form of government when one person is in charge.

• It is a form of government where you have no leaders.

• It is a form of government in which citizens choose leaders to represent them.

What were the 3 branches of the new Texas government?

• The Courts, the Congress, and the President

• The Congress and the President

• The Judges, the President, and the house

Why did Texas have to set up a short-term government?

• To make it so they could declare war.

• Texas still had to fight for its independence from Mexico.

• So they could get there own flag.