TX24-25 - Texas History Review Units 1-4

Match each of these famous people from the Texas Revolution to their correct description.

• Sam Houston

• president and military leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution

• Stephen F. Austin

• Texan empresario who brought Anglos to Texas in the 1820s [which eventually led to the revolution]

• Santa Anna

• Texan General who led the Texans to victory [and independence] at the Battle of San Jacinto

• Juan Seguin

• messenger from the Alamo, and leader of the Tejanos at the Battle of San Jacinto

• * first battle of the revolution

• * proved to Texans that the Mexican army could be defeated and independence could be achieved

Which battle fits the description and image provided?

a

Battle of Goliad

Battle of Gonzales

Battle of the Alamo

Battle of San Jacinto

Put each item into the correct ERA category.

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• WHEN COMPLETE, THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY

Groups:

(a) NATURAL TEXAS AND ITS PEOPLE

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(b) AGE OF CONTACT

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(c) MEXICAN NATIONAL

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(d) TEXAS REVOLUTION

• Early people migrated from Asia to North America and learned to farm

• Social and political unrest leads to war for Mexican Independence

• American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment

• Europeans crossed the Atlantic Ocean for Gold, God, and Glory

• Mexico allows Anglos from the U.S. to immigrate to Texas

• Mexican officials imposed tighter controls on Anglos living in Texas, and Texans rebelled

• Major battles at Gonzales, the Alamo, and San Jacinto

• Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas

This map of the Texas Revolution shows that each battle pushed the _____ army farther away from the _____ capital.

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• What one word can be used to fill both blanks correctly?

• American

• Mexican

• Spanish

• French

Match each NATIVE CULTURE GROUP with the correct description.

• PLAINS

• lived along the shore of Texas and adapted to life near the sea - fishing, hunting, and gathering roots

• PUEBLO

• ruled large areas of present-day north and west Texas on horseback, hunting bison [buffalo] and raiding villages.

• GULF

• farmed along the Rio Grande River and built large adobe villages using dried mud and straw

During the ​ (a)   era, Spain built dozens of ​ (b)   in Texas to convert the local Native Americans to the Spanish religion and culture. Though most of the natives rejected the religion, there were some who lived in the religious settlements and learned about (c)   from Spanish teachers called ​ (d)   and also learned farming and ranching skills.

• friars
• Catholicism
• missions
• conquistadors
• presidios
• Spanish Colonial
• Texas Revolution

Match each of these GROUPS OF SETTLERS to the correct description.

• ANGLO SETTLERS

• wanted to secure Spain's control in the "new world", living in ranchos and raising crops and cattle

• MEXICAN SETTLERS

• increased the population in Texas by following empresarios [like Stephen F. Austin] into Texas

• SPANISH SETTLERS

• increased the population of Mexico by following empresarios [like Martin de Leon] into Texas

The Law of April 6, 1830 did all of these things EXCEPT -

• stopped immigration from the U.S. to Texas

• increased the number of Mexican soldiers in Texas

• forced all the Texans to move back to the U.S.

• increased the taxes that Texans would pay for imported goods

1826 - Fredonian Rebellion - Haden Edwards' dispute over land around Nacogdoches

1830 - Law of April 6 - stops immigration from the U.S. to Texas and angers the Texans

1832 - Turtle Bayou Resolutions - Texans want Mexico to enforce their Constitution of 1824

1834 - S.F. Austin Arrested - the "Father of Texas" spent a year imprisoned in Mexico City

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• ALL of these events happened during the era called -

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial Era

• Texas Revolution

In the "mission-presidio system" used by Spain in the 1600s and 1700s, missions were built to spread the religion and culture of Spain and presidios were built -

• as places where colony leaders would gather to make decisions

• to train Native Americans to be soldiers in the Spanish army

• to protect the missions and nearby settlements

• for storing extra food grown on farms