TX23 - TX Revolution - Alamo and Goliad

Write a BRIEF summary of Santa Anna's siege of the Alamo in February and March of 1836.

Which era of Texas History sees the Texan colonists fighting for their independence from Mexico?

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• [hint: famous events in this era include the Battle of Gonzales, the Siege of San Antonio, the Battle of the Alamo, and the Goliad Massacre]

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Mexican National Era

Natural Texas and Its People

Texas Revolution

Age of Contact

Which flag did the Texans fly at the Battle of Gonzales to show their defiance toward the Mexican government? [hint: this was the FIRST battle of the revolution, where the Texans refused to hand over their cannon]

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Match the following famous people to the correct summaries:

• leader of the Texas Army during the war

• Sam Houston

• President and dictator of Mexico

• William B. Travis

• empresario called the "Father of Texas"

• Stephen F. Austin

• author of the "Victory or Death" letter

• Santa Anna

• Tejano leader, messenger from the Alamo

• Juan Seguin

Which of the following events happened during the "Texas Revolution" era of Texas history?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Santa Anna led a siege of the Alamo

• Spanish explorer Coronado searched for Cibola

• Hundreds of Texan prisoners were massacred at Goliad

• Texans show defiance at Gonzales with the "Come and Take It" flag

• Missions and presidios were built to spread the culture of Spain

Read the passage provided.

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• What was the main purpose of this "Victory or Death" letter written by William B. Travis in Feburary of 1836?

• Travis was planning to abandon the Alamo and attack the Mexican Army from the north

• Travis was informing his fellow Texans of his intent to surrender at the Alamo

• Travis wanted reinforcements to come and help him defend the Alamo

• Travis wanted to destroy the Alamo and retreat to the east as quickly as possible

Most of the events of the Texas Revolution happened in the COASTAL PLAINS region of Texas.

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• Which of these cities has "the Alamo" mission where 189 Texans fought against thousands of Mexican soldiers?

During the Texas Revolution, JUAN SEGUIN was the leader of the ​ (a)   ​ who supported the Texans in their fight for ​ (b)   from Mexico. He was sent as a ​ (c)   from the ​ (d)   to warn SAM HOUSTON about the battle.

• Tejanos
• independence
• messenger
• Alamo
• Anglos
• immigration
• empresario

During the early 1800s, why did Mexico distrust the U.S.?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• the U.S. was expanding westward and approaching Mexican lands

• the U.S. had tried to buy Texas from Mexico, offering $1 million for it

• the U.S. had already declared war on Mexico twice, trying to conquer it

• many of the Anglos in Texas were former Americans, and showed no loyalty to Mexico

• the U.S. insisted that all of Northern Mexico was actually part of the Louisiana Purchase

Reorder the following events of the Texas Revolution in CHRONOLOGICAL order:

• the Goliad Massacre

• the Siege of San Antonio

• the arrest of Stephen F. Austin

• the Battle of Gonzales

• the Battle of the Alamo