Texas from the 1830s-1850s

The territory we call Texas was owned by ​ (a)   before it became a country of its own.

• Mexico
• United States
• Spain
• France

People migrated to Texas because it has a lot of ​ (a)   .

• land and job opportunities
• land
• job opportunities

Texas began its battle for independence when Mexico passed The Law of ​ (a)   .

• 1830
• 1836
• 1832

The Battle of ​ (a)   ​ was the first battle of the Revolution. The Mexican army came to take back their cannon.

• Gonzales
• Goliad
• Alamo
• San Jacinto

During the Battle of the Alamo, ​ (a)   led the defense for Texas. His famous words, "for Victory or Death", motivated the volunteers and soldiers to stay and fight.

• William B. Travis
• James Bowie
• David Crockett

The leader of the Mexican Army was ​ (a)   .

• Santa Anna
• Placido Benavides
• Juan N. Seguin

The Battle of the Alamo lasted ​ (a)   . Texas lost to the Mexican Army. ​ (b)   was one of the survivors. Santa Anna sent them as a messenger to warn ​ (c)   that he was coming. He called for those in Texas to retreat towards Louisiana. This massive retreat was called ​ the ​ (d)   .

• 13 days
• Susanna Dickinson
• Sam Houston
• Runaway Scrape
• 18 days
• Stephen F. Austin
• James Bowie
• San Jacinto

True or False: Texas won the Revolution at the Battle of San Jacinto.

• True

• False

How many years was the Republic of Texas a country for?

• 9

• 7

• 4

• 10

How many presidencies did the Republic of Texas have?

• 3

• 2

• 9

• 4