Unit 5: Unrest and Revolt: Texas History

Which era did the Siege of the Alamo happen?

• Revolutionary Era
• Exploration and Colonization Era
• Civil War Era
• Pre-Columbia

What happened April 21st, 1836?

• Battle of San Jacinto
• Battle of Goliad
• Battle of Gonzales
• Battle of Coleto

What stopped immigration from the United States to Texas?

• Law of April 6th, 1830
• The Texas Constitution
• Building missions
• Building a wall and making them pay for it

Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• George Childress
• Lorenzo de Zavala
• Thomas Jefferson
• Sam Houston

- Texas leader
- was executed along with his men
- defended Goliad at the Battle of Coleto Creek

• James Fannin
• Santa Anna
• Stephen F. Austin
• William Travis

How did William B. Travis contribute to Texas independence?

• writing the Declaration of Independence
• fighting and defending the Alamo
• 1st President of Texas
• was arrested for treason which started the events of the Revolution

What did Travis' letter to the People of Texas & All Americans request?

• reinforcements
• news of Santa Anna's march toward the Alamo
• take the cannon at Gonzales
• coffee

What proved to Texans that the Mexican army could be defeated?

• Battle of Gonzales
• Battle of the Alamo
• Battle of Coleto
• Battle of Goliad

Where did delegates meet to establish an independent government?

• Washington-on-the-Brazos
• San Antonio
• San Jacinto
• Gonzales

What was one freedom granted in the new Republic of Texas?

• religion
• speech
• end slavery
• land grants