Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Conflict Leads to Revolution Quiz

A tax is ​ (a)   a government charges in exchange for ​ (b)   .

• money
• services

What was one purpose of the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• To state complaints about Mexican rule

• To name complaints about the Constitution of 1824

• To create a new government with three branches

• To make a plan for defeating Santa Anna’s army

Read the excerpt. Then answer the question.

I embraced the cause of Texas at the sound of the first cannon.

—Juan Seguín

Who was Juan Seguín?

• He was a colonist from the United States.

• He was a young Tejano rancher and leader.

Read the excerpt. Then answer the question.

I embraced the cause of Texas at the sound of the first cannon.

—Juan Seguín

What part did Juan Seguín play in the early days of the Texas Revolution?

• He took part in the Battle of Goliad.

• He wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.

• He helped townspeople defeat Mexican soldiers at Gonzales.

• He joined the “Army of the People” as it marched to San Antonio.

Why is it significant that José Antonio Navarro signed the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• He led the committee that wrote the Declaration.

• He was one of three Tejano delegates who signed the Declaration.

• He was one of three colonists from the United States who signed

  the Declaration.

• He was the only former member of the United States Congress who

  signed the Declaration.

What year is the state celebration, Texas Independence Day?

• 1836

• 1835

• 1833

• 1824

What is the origin of the state celebration, Texas Independence Day, which is held each year on the second of March?

• That day in 1836, delegates at the Convention of 1836 voted in favor of

  the Texas Declaration of Independence.

• That day in 1835, 300 volunteers attacked Mexican forces in San Antonio.

• That day in 1833, Stephen F. Austin traveled to Mexico City to talk to Mexican officials.

• That day in 1824, delegates at the Consultation of 1824 voted in favor of

  the Constitution of 1824.

How did Lorenzo de Zavala, an important Mexican statesman, participate in the founding of Texas as a republic?

• He fought in the war and was elected president.

• He served as commander in chief of all Texas soldiers.

• He created a petition to grant citizenship to slaves.

• He served as vice president and helped draft the new constitution.

A dictator is a ​ (a)   who does not answer to the ​ (b)  

• ruler
• people.
• rebel
• king

The Republic of Texas was treated like its own country with its own government. Citizens choose the ​ (a)   to represent them in a (b)   .

• leaders
• delegates
• republic