Chapter 10.3 The Convention of 1836

The Convention of 1836 marked the ________ time that Texans had met to debate the status of Texas as a part of Mexico.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

What was the gender of all the delegates in the Convention of 1836?

• Male

• Female

• both

• difficult to say

What was the first task of the Convention of 1836?

• to find a new name for Texas

• to discuss the purpose of the Convention of 1836.

• to discuss how to defeat Santa Anna

• to elect a chairman

Who was chosen as the secretary of the Convention of 1836?

• José Francisco Ruíz

• José Antonio Navarro

• Richard Ellis

• H. S. Kimble

Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?

• George Childress

• José Antonio Navarro

• Richard Ellis

• H. S. Kimble

_____________ is a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.

• state

• dictatorship

• constitution

• republic

What were some of the decisions made in the Convention of 1836?

• requiring all males ages 17 to 50 to serve in the Texas army.

• offered land grants to those people who volunteered and stay in the Texas Army until the war ended.

• all of the above

• none of the above

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence of the United States?

• George Childress

• Erastus “Deaf” Smith

• Thomas Jefferson

• Edward Burleson of Mina

Who was prevented from holding public according to the Convention of 1836?

• ministers

• priests

• All of the above

• None of the above

Who did not benefit from the Convention of 1836 and continued to suffer?

• Native Americans

• African American

• All of the above

• None of the above