Texas Revolution

When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

• 1821

• 1825

• 1818

• 1823

Why was the settlement of Texas so appealing to Anglos (Americans)?

• Cheap land and a dissimilar Constitution

• No slavery and Cheap Slavery

• Cheap land and a similar Constitution

• Roman Catholicism and No Slavery

What did Hayden Edwards do that upset the Mexican government?

• Stormed a Mexican fort

• Created an independent state

• Killed Mexican officials

• Wrote a constitution that deemed Texas an independent state

What were the two main issues that upset Texians about the Laws of April 6, 1830?

• New taxes were imposed on Texians

• Encouraged more immigration to Texas from the United States

• Outlawed slavery

• Outlawed American immigration, but allowed Europeans and Mexicans to settle in Texas

What was the main reason for the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?

• Mexican government enforcing that slavery was against the law

• Laws of April 6, 1830

• The Mexican government being a Federal government

• Santa Anna becoming a dictator

Which battle is this flag from?

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of Coleto Creek

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Gonzales

What was the main outcome of the Convention of 1836?

• Texians outlawed slavery

• Texians sent a peace treaty to Mexico

• Texas Declaration of Independence was written

• Texians decided to join the United States

Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• Stephen F. Austin

• George C. Childress

• Sam Houston

• Juan Seguin

What was the primary outcome of the Battle of the Alamo?

• Texians lost and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" created a unity between all Texians against the Mexican government

• Texians won and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" created a unity between all Texians against the Mexican government

• Mexicans lost and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" was a symbol of the end of the Texas Revolution

• Mexicans won and it effectively ended the Texas Revolution

What was the Runaway Scrape?

• Texians fleeing from Native Americans in the area

• Mexicans fleeing from the Texian army

• Texians fleeing from the Mexican army

• Mexicans fleeing from the encroaching American army