Unit 5: Texas Revolution

Martin Perfecto de Cos

• Mexican general who surrendered to the Texas army after the attack on San Antonio

• colonel who commanded the fort at Anahuac and arrested two Texians

• wanted to share power in Mexico

• March 2,1836

Law of April 6, 1830

• a leader who speaks and rules with total power

• Passed by the Mexican government stopped immigration to Texas from the U.S.

• First Battle of the Texas Revolution

• Led volunteer Texas forces at Goliad Massacre

Texans officially declare independence from Mexico.

• August 18, 1836

• March 14, 1836

• November 2, 1836

• March 2, 1836

Manifest Destiny

• Final battle of the Texas Revolution; resulted in the defeat of the Mexican army and independence for Texas

• important statesmen who fought and died at the Alamo

• the belief that the U.S. would eventually expand across North America

• Commander who led the Texan Rebels to fight for the Alamo

Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• wanted power in the hands of a small group or single person

• statement written by Texans that declared their support for General Santa Anna

• Year that most of the Texas Revolution was fought.

• First Battle of the Texas Revolution

Mier y Teran

• A Mexican General sent by government to investigate Texas.

• Led volunteer Texas forces at Goliad Massacre

• wanted power in the hands of a small group or single person

• hundreds of Texans were executed by Santa Anna near Goliad in 1836

1836

• Year that most of the Texas Revolution was fought.

• important statesmen who fought and died at the Alamo

• Treaty that ended the Texas Revolution.

• name of Haden Edwards' short-lived independent colony

The image above is most closely associated with what important event in Texas history?

• the Protest at Anahuac

• the Fredonian Rebellion

• the Convention of 1832

• the Battle of Gonzales

Who won the Battle of the Alamo?

• the Texas Army

• the United States Army

• the Mexican Army

• the battle ended in a tie

What event of the Texas Revolution is described by Mexican General Jose Urrea?

• the Battle of the Alamo

• the Goliad Massacre

• the Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• the Siege of de Bear