The Battle of San Jacinto

Who wrote the famous letter that began "To the people of Texas and all Americans in the world" that pled for reinforcements at the Alamo and vowed "victory or death!"

• Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

• Susanna Dickinson

Where was the Constitutional Convention of 1836 held?

• The Alamo

• Austin

• Velasco

• Washington-on-the-Brazos

When did Texans declare independence at the Constitutional Convention of 1836?

• July 4, 1836

• April 21, 1836

• March 2, 1836

• February 23, 1836

Who was in charge of the writing of the declaration of independence?

The Texan Declaration of Independence and the Texan constitution were inspired by the US versions. We were copycats, but that's okay. The US probably stole them from the Greek anyway.

Who was in charge of the writing of the declaration of independence?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• George Childress

Why did the Texans declare independence? (Remember your Road to Revolution information.)

• They were promised the federalist Mexican Constitution of 1824 when they came to Texas.

• They did not have other guaranteed rights they had enjoyed in the US.

• They did not have freedom of religion.

• All of the above

1519 Pineda maps the coast of TX...1718 the city of San Antonio is established...1821Mexico declares independence...1836 (What happened in 1836?)

• US independence

• Texan independence

• Mexican independence

• French independence

According to the secret Treaty of Velasco, which river would mark the boundary between Texas and Mexico?

• Rio Grande

• San Jacinto River

• Sabine River

• Red River

At the Convention of 1836, Texans set up an ad-interim government. Who served as the ad-interim president of Texas at this time?

• Santa Anna

• David Burnet

• Sam Houston

• Lorenzo de Zavala

Who was the ad-interim (temporary) vice president of Texas during the Texan Revolution?

• Santa Anna

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Juan Seguin

• Sam Houston

What was Juan Seguin known for?

• leading the Tejano forces during the Texas Revolution

• fighting at the Battle of San Jacinto with Sam Houston

• fighting at the Alamo and leaving to try to get reinforcements

• all of the above