TX HIST UNIT 5 TEST (final)

One of the most significant outcomes of the Battle of Refugio:

• The loss of 150 men who were part of Colonel Fannin's garrison prior to the Battle of Coleto

• The defeat of the Goliad garrison

• The imprisonment of Amos B. King and Lt. William Ward

• The end of the Texas Revolution after a decisive victory for the Mexican Army

All of the following influenced General Sam Houston to continually retreat during March and the first part of April 1836, EXCEPT...

• Houston felt his troops were untested and untrained, and needed more time to prepare

• Houston wanted to carefully choose the location of any potential battle

• Houston's troops were still significantly outnumbered by the Mexican Army

• Houston felt that his troops were ready, however he wanted to wait for reinforcements from the U.S.

After participating in the Anahuac Disturbances, this group of Texans - led by John Austin - retreated out of fear of retribution from Colonel Bradburn - while they were in hiding, they wrote the following document, explaining the actions they had taken in Anahuac:

• The Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• The Declaration of the People of Texas

• The Texas Declaration of Independence

• The letter "To the People of Texas"

Which of the following gatherings of delegates produced the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Texas?

• The Consultation

• The Convention of 1836

• The Convention of 1832

• The Convention of 1833

The people of these settlements were among the first to be affected by the approach of the Mexican Army into Texas:

• San Antonio

• Nacagdoches

• San Felipe de Austin

• San Patricio

Why did Colonel James C. Neill leave his command post at the Alamo?

• He did not feel he could fulfill his duties as commander

• He decided he wanted to return home

• He left to take care of ill family members

• He felt that James Bowie and William B. Travis would be better commanders

Which of the following is one of the reasons that Sam Houston argued the Alamo should not be used by the Texian garrison in San Antonio?

• Houston considered San Antonio to be unimportant, and not worth defending

• Houston was certain that General Santa Anna was not going to head to San Antonio, and thus, it wasn't worth stationing men there

• Houston was unsure as to whether Colonel Neill was up to the task of holding the mission

• Houston felt the size of the complex and length of the walls would need 1,000 soldiers to defend it - men that the Texians did not have

An American lawyer who moved to Texas in 1835 and was responsible for writing the majority of the Texas Declaration of Independence

• George Childress

• Haden Edwards

• Sam Houston

• James Bowie

A meeting of Texian delegates that resulted in the creation of a provisional government and a resolution titled the Declaration of the People of Texas

• The Consultation

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Convention of 1833

• Anahuac Disturbances

A scout for the Texian Army, he was sent to the Alamo to destroy it and relocate the garrison of James C. Neill - instead of destroying the mission, he agreed with Neill that it should be saved. He was the eventual co-commander

at the Alamo before it's fall

• James Bowie

• Haden Edwards

• Sam Houston

• William B Travis