Bundle 3 Texas History Review

What was the first event/battle of the Texas Revolution?

• The Battle of Gonzalez

• Battle of the Alamo

• Goliad Massacre

• Battle of San Jacinto

“Fredonian Rebellion, Mier y Teran Report, Law of April 6, Turtle Bayou Resolution, SFA arrested” all led to what?

• The Texas Revolution

• Mexican Revolution

• Texas becoming a State

• Texas joining the civil war

Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• Sam Houston

• Davey Crockett

• George Childress

• William B. Travis

What was the Fredonian Rebellion about?

• Americans gave away land to Mexico and Mexico claimed it independent from the USA

• American settlers took land in Texas and claimed it independent from Mexico (called Fredonia)

• Mexican Settlers gave away land to the Americans and called it Fredonia

• Tejanos claimed their independence from Mexico and claimed their land their own country

Why was it important for Sam Houston to NOT send help to the Alamo and instead stay at the Convention at Washington on the Brazos?

• He knew they would not win at the Alamo

• He wanted to build his army

• He wanted to teach Travis a lesson on why he should follow orders and have left San Antonio

• The most important thing was to create a strong government

What all was NOT said about Texas in the Mier y Teran Report?

• They were in danger of rebelling

• weren’t following the rules

• was a 10 to 1 population ratio of Anglos to Tejanos

• The Texans were all converting to Catholicism

All was a part of the Convention of 1832 EXCEPT?

• SFA was the leader

• Texas will be their own separate country

• US immigration was legal again

•  TX was to become a separate state in Mexico.

SFA wanted Texas to be a separate state, BUT STILL A PART OF MEXICO…. TRUE or FALSE?

• TRUE

• False

Why were the laws of April 6th created?

• To keep people coming into Texas to live from America

• To help protect the border

• To keep away people from the US and make it where they didn’t want to move/live in Mexican Texas.

• To help make everyone become catholic living in Texas

What was the main purpose of the Turtle Bayou Resolution?

• To show that they were loyal to Mexico

• To show that they were loyal to Texas

• To show that they were loyal to America

• To let people know Texans weren’t going to be pushed around