TX - Revolution [thru Goliad Massacre] 22-23

At which famous battle of the revolution did a small group of Texans [around 180] fight against thousands of Mexican troops?

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of Coleto Creek

• Battle of Mexico City

With each battle, the Mexican troops were stretched farther away from the Mexican capital. Which of these choices lists the battles in the correct order?

• 1 - the Alamo

  2 - Gonzales

  3 - Goliad Massacre

  4 - San Antonio

• 1 - Gonzales

  2 - San Antonio

  3 - the Alamo

  4 - Goliad Massacre

• 1 - Goliad Massacre

  2 - the Alamo

  3 - San Antonio

  4 - Gonzales

___ survived the Battle of the Alamo because he was sent as a messenger to warn Sam Houston about the battle. [hint: this man was the leader of the Tejano soldiers fighting at the Alamo]

• Juan Seguin

• William B. Travis

• David Crockett

• James Bowie

Who wrote the famous "Victory or Death" letter from the Alamo, asking for reinforcements because they were "besieged by a thousand or more Mexicans under Santa Anna"?

• William B. Travis

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• David Crockett

The Texans showed their DEFIANCE against the Mexican Army at the Battle of ____ when they would not give up a cannon that was given to them by the Mexican government. The Texan victory there showed that they could defeat the Mexican army and win their independence.

• Gonzales

• the Alamo

• Goliad

• San Antonio

What event is missing from this timeline?

1830 - Mexico bans U.S. immigration

1832 - Santa Anna becomes President

1834 - Stephen F. Austin is _?_?_?_?_

1835 - the Texas Revolution begins

• arrested by the Mexican government

• killed at the Battle of Mexico City

• forced to move back to the U.S.

• elected as mayor of San Felipe

The Law of April 6, 1830 -

• stopped immigration from the U.S. to Texas

• allowed new settlers to bring slaves into Texas

• created the state of Chihuahua y Texas

• removed all the Mexican soldiers from Texas

William B. Travis was the ____ of the Texans defending the Alamo in 1836.

• commander

• messenger

• doctor

• Catholic priest

In the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, the Texans aligned themselves with the federalist named _____ . [hint: in the document, the Texans were declaring their loyalty to Mexico and their hopes that Mexico would more closely follow the Mexican Constitution of 1824]

• Santa Anna

• Jose Urrea

• Juan Seguin

• Anastasio Bustamante

Which of these revolution events takes place in the "Coastal Plains" region of Texas?

• ALL of these are correct

• The Battle of the Alamo

• The Goliad Massacre

• the Runaway Scrape