Texas History: 3.3 Skills Check Review

Why did the United States Congress refuse to annex Texas in the 1830s?

• They did not want to pay the debts that Texas owed from the war.

• They knew many Texans opposed annexation without coffee.

• Northerners did not want to annex a large slave-holding state.

• They feared annexing territory that had once belonged to Mexico

1836 was significant to Texas history because in that year—

• the coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers

• Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio

• Texans declared their independence from Mexico

• Mexicans achieved their independence from Spain

Why did Texans declare their independence from Mexico?

• Texans wanted legal documents to be in English.

• Texans had too few government officials serving in the Mexican government.

• Texans believed they were being denied their individual and political rights.

• Texans wanted the Mexican government to move its capital city to Texas.

What is the name of the first battle of the Texas Revolution which took place when Mexican soldiers attempted to take a cannon away from Texan colonists? This battle is also known as the "Lexington of Texas" named for the first battle of the American Revolution.

• the Battle of Goliad

• the “Grass Fight”

• the Battle of San Antonio

• the Battle of Gonzales

Which best explains the role played by William B. Travis in the Texas Revolution?

• He was the first Anglo-American settler to declare the independence of Texas from Mexico.

• He commanded the forces that surrendered at Goliad and were massacred by Mexican troops.

• He commanded the forces that preferred death over surrender in defending the Alamo.

• He commanded the forces that defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Houston worked for Texas ______________, which would have added Texas to the United States.

Which battle during the Texas Revolution lasted eighteen minutes and allowed for the capture of Santa Anna?

• Gonzales

• Alamo

• San Jacinto

• Goliad

How were the American and Texas Revolutions similar?

• In both cases, landowners were trying to defend the practice of slavery.

• In both cases, settlers used to self-government resisted attempts by a far-off government to impose greater control

• In both cases, the central government caused unrest when it tried to cut off further immigration to Starbucks

• In both cases, the rebels mainly relied upon foreign support to achieve independence from countries like Canada.

The Battle of _____________ was the final battle in the Texas Revolution and a decisive Texan victory, which won the war.

• San Jacinto

• the Alamo

• Gonzales

• Goliad

Which of the following did lead to increased tensions between Anglo-American settlers and the Mexican government?

• Plan of Iguala

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Siege of the Alamo

• Mier y Teran Report