TX24-25 - Fall Semester Exam Review

*TEXAS REVOLUTION*

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All of these statements about Santa Anna are true EXCEPT -

• he was the President of Mexico

• he was the military leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution

• he was killed on the third day of the Battle of the Alamo

• he was captured by the Texans at San Jacinto

Presidents of the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS

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• ​ (a)   attempted to prevent new conflicts with Mexico

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• ​ (b)   set aside land for public schools and universities

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• SAM HOUSTON got treaties with Native Americans and reduced the debt

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• ​ (c)   reduced spending and turned over Texas to the U.S.

• SAM HOUSTON
• MIRABEAU B. LAMAR
• ANSON JONES
• STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

*TEXAS REVOLUTION*

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The Texas Revolution began with the Battle of​ (a)   which showed the Texans that they could defeat the​ (b)   army and win​ (c)   . They decorated their​ (d)   with a​ (e)   that challenged their opponents to "Come and Take It". This first battle was a victory for the Texans.

• cannon
• flag
• Gonzales
• Mexican
• independence

*REPUBLIC OF TEXAS*

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Match the following GROUPS to the correct descriptions:

• PRESIDENTS OF TEXAS

• Houston

  Lamar

  Houston [again]

  Jones

• TEXAS RANGERS

• got treaties with President Houston about owning land in Texas

• AFRICAN AMERICANS

• mostly from Mexico, this group spread across the largest area of Texas

• HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS

• mostly enslaved in Texas, with no rights of freedom or land ownership

• NATIVE AMERICANS

• reinstated by President Houston to protect against unfriendly American Indians

*REPUBLIC OF TEXAS*

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Match the following descriptions to the correct PRESIDENT of Texas:

• ANSON JONES

  [4th President]

• elected shortly after the Texan victory in the Battle of San Jacinto, dealt with a significant debt

• MIRABEAU LAMAR

  [2nd President]

• helped turn Texas over to the U.S. government in 1845

• SAM HOUSTON

  [3rd President]

• made treaties with American Indians, tried to avoid conflict with Mexico

• SAM HOUSTON

  [1st President]

• pushed American Indians out of Texas, set aside land for public schools

*REPUBLIC OF TEXAS*

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Answer BOTH parts of this question for full credit.

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• 1 - Why was Texas so heavily in DEBT during this time period?

• 2 - Why did this heavy DEBT cause most Texans to support annexation into the U.S.?

*REPUBLIC OF TEXAS*

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• The Republic of Texas was larger than the state of Texas is today, though much of the eastern half looks the same. It once included parts of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming.

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• Which spot on the map is located within the Republic of Texas?

*REPUBLIC OF TEXAS*

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During the "Republic of Texas", President Sam​ (a)   often tried to sign ​ (b)   with ​groups of ​ (c)  

. Some of those groups refused to meet with the president and continued to raid Anglo settlements in Texas. So, the president reinstated the ​ (d)   to protect his fellow Texans from those violent raids.

• Lamar
• constitutions
• Houston
• treaties
• American Indians
• Texas Rangers

*ERAS OF TEXAS HISTORY*

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• Put each item into the correct ERA category.

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• WHEN COMPLETE, THERE SHOULD BE TWO 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

• Mexican officials impose tighter controls on Texas, leading to the siege on the Alamo

• Gold, God, and Glory motivated Europeans to seek out the "new world"

• American Indian tribes adapted to the Texas environment

• social and political unrest leads to a war for Mexican independence

• early people migrated and learned to farm

• Anglo settlers follow empresario Stephen F. Austin to Texas

• Texans capture the president of Mexico and win their independence

• Spanish and French explorers claimed land in Texas

*REPUBLIC OF TEXAS*

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Summarize why the annexation of Texas was a VERY popular idea in the Southern U.S. [where most Americans voted "for" Texas annexation].