Texas Revolution Quiz (Britannica)

Under the Mexican government system the land contractors who settled colonies in Texas were called what?

• Intendentes

• Empresarios

• Honchos

• Sandinistas

Answer explanation

The empresario system brought many Anglo settlers, which ultimately caused the problems leading to the Texas Revolution.

Who was the empresario who pleaded the Texans’ case before the Mexican Congress in 1833?

• Lee Majors

• Mo Austin

• Stephen F Austin

• Sam Houston

Which Mexican leader was known as the “Napoleon of the West”?

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Augustin de Iturbide

• Juan Seguin

• Pancho Villa

Response from the defenders of the Gonzales cannon:

• Come and Take It

• It's Here if You Want It

• Victory of Death

• Join or Die

What was the deciding battle of the Texas Revolution?

• Battle of Goliad

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of San Antonio

• Battle of San Jacinto

Author of the Letter from the Alamo:

• James Bowie

• William B Travis

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

Where was the Texas Declaration of Independence signed?

• Houston

• San Antonio

• Washington-on-the-Brazos

• Washington D.C.

Which of these is the site of the execution of some 400 Texas independence fighters?

• Galveston

• Goliad

• Gonzales

• Mexico City

Which of these was a legendary frontiersman who fought and died at the Alamo?

• Daniel Boone

• James Boone

• Jim Bridger

• Davy Crockett

Check all important events from the Texas Revolution.

• Treaty of Austin

• Siege of the Alamo

• Goliad Massacre

• Santa Anna's surrender

• Battle of Velasco

Answer explanation

After Santa Anna surrendered, the Treaty of Velasco ended the Revolution. The city of Austin was still called Waterloo!