TX24-25 - Republic of Texas [and unit review]

All of these men participated in the Texas Revolution [which lasted from October 1835 to April 1836] EXCEPT -

• Sam Houston - commanding General of the Texan army

• Santa Anna - president and military leader of Mexico during the war

• Juan Seguin - messenger from the Alamo and leader of the Tejanos supporting Texas independence

• Alonso de Pineda - explorer who mapped the coast of Texas

Match up these CAUSES of the Texas Revolution to their correct descriptions.

• LAW of

  APRIL 6, 1830

• clash showing the Texans that they could beat the Mexican Army and win their independence

• FREDONIAN REBELLION

• Haden Edwards fights for disputed land in the Nacogdoches area and declares the area independent

• BATTLE of GONZALES

• Mexico stops all immigration from the U.S. to Texas

• AUSTIN ARRESTED

• a Texan leader is imprisoned in Mexico City for encouraging Texans to form their own government

• TURTLE BAYOU RESOLUTIONS

• the Texans explain why they are angry with Mexico and condemn the government for violating the Mexican constitution

Drag each ERA to the right location:

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• ​ (a)   - American Indian tribes adapt to the Texas environment

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• ​ (b)   - Spanish and French explorers claim land in Texas

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• ​ (c)   - social and political unrest leads to war for Mexican independence

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• ​ (d)   - Mexican officials impose tighter controls on Texas, leading to the siege on the Alamo

• NATURAL TEXAS and ITS PEOPLE
• AGE of CONTACT
• MEXICAN NATIONAL
• TEXAS REVOLUTION
• SPANISH COLONIAL

Most of the events of the Texas Revolution took place in the Coastal Plains region, pushing Mexican troops farther and farther from the Mexican capital.

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Put these events of the Texas Revolution in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order:

• Battle of Gonzales [showed the Texans they could beat the Mexican army and win independence]

• Siege of San Antonio [the Texans won control of the Alamo and all the cannons inside]

• Battle of San Jacinto [Houston led the Texans to independence by capturing Santa Anna]

• Goliad Massacre [Fannin and his fellow Texan prisoners were executed on Santa Anna's orders]

• Battle of the Alamo [Travis and the Texan defenders were defeated by Santa Anna's army]

Texas is divided into 4 different regions, based on climate and physical features. THREE [3] of those regions contain mostly flat land that is suitable for farming or ranching. What is the name of the 4th region?

• Rivers and Lakes

• Mountains and Basins

• Hills and Valleys

• Deserts and Forests

In the 1700s, most presidios were built near Spanish missions. The ​ (a)   were there to provide protection against unfriendly Native Americans. However, some natives chose to live in the ​ (b)   to learn Catholicism [the Spanish religion] as well as ranching and farming techniques. Nearby ​ (c)   served as places where crops and animals were grown as a source of food for Spanish settlers.

• presidios
• missions
• ranchos
• mestizos

• * first EAST Texas mission built in Texas

• * established by a Spanish friar named Fray Damian Massanet

• * abandoned due to Native American rejection of the Spanish religion and culture

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• What is the name of this Spanish mission? [hint: it is important because it is the origin of our state's name]

• Mission Coahuila y Texas

• Mission San Francisco de los Tejas

• Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta

• Mission San Antonio de Valero

Which of these circles is the most likely place for early settlers to establish a new town in Texas? [hint: reasons why they would choose that spot include 1) for survival, 2) for cleaning purposes, 3) for transportation, and 4) for crop growing]

Organize these options into the right categories showing the different settlements established in Texas.

Groups:

(a) SPANISH

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(b) MEXICAN

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(c) ANGLO

• wanted to secure their control of their lands in the "new world"

• wanted to increase the population of northern Mexico

• followed empresarios like Martin de Leon

• followed empresarios like Stephen F. Austin and Green DeWitt

• wanted to increase the population of Texas [and make money farming and ranching]

• built missions and presidios

• * PLAINS - rode horses, hunted bison

• * GULF - fishing along the shore

• * PUEBLO - used adobe for building

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• What would be a good title for this information AND the image to the right?

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Native Texan Cultures

Texan Cities

Spanish Missions of Texas

States that Border Texas