Fall Semester Exam Review: Quiz 2

What was the first battle of the Texas Revolution? [hint: this victory for the Texans proved that the Mexican army could be defeated and independence achieved]

• the Battle of Gonzales

• the Battle of the Alamo

• the Battle of San Jacinto

• the Battle of Texas

What event in Stephen F. Austin's life changed him from being a loyal Mexican citizen into an active participant in the Texas Revolution?

• he was arrested and spent a year imprisoned in Mexico City

• he helped write the Mexican Constitution of 1824

• he was angered by the Law of April 6, 1830

• his home was destroyed by Mexican soldiers

Who is this person?

• William B. Travis - author of the "Victory or Death" letter and leader of the Texans defending the Alamo

• Santa Anna - president and dictator of Mexico, captured by the Texans at San Jacinto and then later released

• Stephen F. Austin - the most successful Texas empresario who was also known as the "Father of Texas"

• Sam Houston - Commander of the Texas Army during the Revolution, and later elected as the first President of Texas

What important event of the Texas Revolution is missing from this chronological list:

October 1835 - Battle of Gonzales

March 1836 - Fall of the Alamo

April 1836 - __________?____________

May 1836 - the Treaty of Velasco

• the Battle of San Jacinto

• Texas is annexed into the U.S.

• the Drawing of the Black Beans

• Mexico wins independence from Spain

What was the goal of the Texan delegates who met at Washington-on-the-Brazos in March of 1836? [hint: 150 miles away, a group of Texas were defending the Alamo from Santa Anna's army]

• they wanted to establish an independent government

• they were making plans to retreat to the United States

• they elected Stephen F. Austin as their President of Texas

• they were planning to invade Mexico and attack Mexico City

What 2 important documents did the Texans write at the Convention of 1836 that was held at Washington-on-the-Brazos? [hint: while this group of Texans was writing these documents, another group was defending the Alamo from Santa Anna's army]. YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS.

• the Texas Declaration of Independence

• the Texas Constitution

• the Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• the Mexican Colonization Law

• the Law of April 6

Why is the Battle of San Jacinto such an important event in Texas History?

• because the Texans defeated the Mexican army AND captured Santa Anna

• because Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin were both killed during the fighting

• because the U.S. Army arrived just in time to rescue the surrounded Texans

• because Santa Anna finally retreated and took his army back to Mexico

What era of Texas history focused on Spanish and French explorers claiming land in Texas for their countries?

• Age of Contact

• Texas Revolution

• Early Statehood

• Natural Texas and Its People

During the "Age of Contact", the European explorers were mostly motivated by ________ , God, and Glory.

• Gold

• Government

• Geography

• Grace

Which region of Texas has the most rivers flowing through it?

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• they ALL have the same number of rivers