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WorksheetsUnit 5.1 Test Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
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1.
What conclusions can you draw from a battle or war picture?
a)
A true patriot has the responsibility to participate in revolution
A true patriot has the responsibility to participate in revolution
b)
Violence often results when compromise fails
Violence often results when compromise fails
c)
The fight for Liberty requires the support of the federalist government
The fight for Liberty requires the support of the federalist government
d)
The fight for Liberty requires the support of the federalist government
The fight for Liberty requires the support of the federalist government
2.
In what way did President Santa Anna violate the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
a)
He created a republic
He created a republic
b)
He created a communist government
He created a communist government
c)
He created a centralist government
He created a centralist government
d)
He encouraged immigration from the United States
3.
All of the above happened during what era?
Decree of 1830Turtle Bayou ResolutionsAustin Imprisoned in MexicoSam Houston leads the Texas Army Use the statement above to answer the following question.
Decree of 1830Turtle Bayou ResolutionsAustin Imprisoned in MexicoSam Houston leads the Texas Army Use the statement above to answer the following question.
a)
Revolution
b)
Exploration
c)
Colonization
d)
Colonization
4.
Santa Anna believed that after taking the Alamo
a)
he had achieved a total victory against the Texans.
b)
he would next have to fight his way into East Texas
c)
Texans would use the Alamo as a battle cry in the future.
d)
he could never safely visit Texas again
5.
Who surrendered to the Mexican forces at the Coleto Creek?
a)
Jim Bowie
b)
James Fannin
c)
Sam Houston
d)
George Childress
6.
Colonel Neill and myself have come to the solemn (serious) resolution that we will rather die in these ditches than give them up to the enemy.— James Bowie
According to the quotation above, how did James Bowie feel about defending San Antonio?
According to the quotation above, how did James Bowie feel about defending San Antonio?
a)
He was afraid he would die in the ditches
b)
Bowie believed Texas would fall to the enemy
c)
He was willing to die trying to defend it
d)
Bowie did not believe Texas could be saved
7.
If Sam Houston’s orders had been carried out, what would have been the fate of the Alamo?
a)
Texas defenders would protect the Alamo at all costs
b)
Fannin’s soldiers would bring captured prisoners to the Alamo
c)
The Alamo would be destroyed and Travis would take his soldiers further east
d)
none of the above
8.
Which battle featured a flag with “Come and Take It” carried by the Texans and what were the Texas Rebels referring to?
a)
San Patricio, a flag
b)
San Jacinto, control of Texas
c)
Gonzales, a cannon
d)
Goliad, the Alamo
9.
What was the Runaway Scrape?
a)
The eastward flight of Texas settlers
b)
The movement of settlers into Mexico
c)
The retreat of Mexican troops back to Mexico
d)
The retreat of Cherokee Indians further west
10.
What position did Sam Houston take in the provisional government?
a)
Governor of Texas
b)
Commander in Chief of the Army
c)
President of Texas
d)
Congressman to Texas
11.
How did Stephen F. Austin’s views change while he was imprisoned in Mexico?
a)
He gave up on his dream of settling Texas.
b)
He decided to support the Mexican government.
c)
Austin called for war against Mexico.
d)
Austin wanted to work for peace.
12.
Who went to Mexico City to present the resolutions drawn up at the Convention of 1833?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Erasmo Seguín
c)
Moses Austin
d)
James B.Miller
13.
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions declared that the —
a)
events at Anahuac were a rebellion against Mexico
b)
settlers protested the Constitution of 1824
c)
settlers supported General Antonio López de Santa Anna
d)
Texans supported President Anastacio Bustamante
14.
The Texan settlers marched on the fort at Anahuac because —
a)
President Anastacio Bustamante had been overthrown
b)
the Turtle Bayou Resolutions were rejected
c)
Patrick Jack and William Travis were arrested in 1832
d)
William Jack was released from prison
15.
Mexican officials hoped that the Law of April 6, 1830, would strengthen Mexico’s
a)
relationship with the United States
b)
control over Texas
c)
military
d)
school system
16.
How did the massacre at Goliad transform the Texas Revolution?
a)
Texans began using mainly foreign soldiers to defeat Mexico.
b)
Texans were more determined than ever to defeat Mexico.
c)
Texans asked the United States to come to their aid against Mexico.
d)
Texans restrained their army before continuing the fight against Mexico.
17.
Now they regarded Santa Anna as cruel. People in the United States also were furious with the Mexican army for its brutal treatment of prisoners.
This description from the text suggest which of the following?
This description from the text suggest which of the following?
a)
The massacre thoroughly discouraged the Texans
b)
The massacre was far more damaging to the cause of independence than the destruction of the Alamo
c)
The massacre helped bring people together to defeat Santa Anna and Mexico
d)
The massacre forced the United States to take military action against Mexico.
The massacre forced the United States to take military action against Mexico.
18.
William B. Travis made this statement to try to convince people to –“I am determined to sustain myself [hold out] as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country – Victory or Death.”-William Barret Travis
a)
raise more money to help the Texas revolution
b)
lead the Texas army against the Mexican soldiers
c)
come and help the defenders at the Alamo
d)
send more weapons to help the Texans fight
19.
Which of the following is the correct order for the four key events of the Texas Revolution listed below?
I. Fall of the Alamo
II. Battle of San Jacinto
III. Goliad Massacre
IV. Battle of Gonzales
I. Fall of the Alamo
II. Battle of San Jacinto
III. Goliad Massacre
IV. Battle of Gonzales
a)
I, II, III, IV
b)
III, IV, I, II
c)
IV, I, III, II
d)
II, IV, III, I
20.
What was most likely General Santa Anna’s biggest mistake in the war with Texas?
a)
attacking San Antonio to take revenge for his brother’s defeat there earlier in the war
b)
executing the captured soldiers at Goliad instead of using them to bargain for Texas’ surrender
c)
executing the captured soldiers at Goliad instead of using them to bargain for Texas’ surrender
d)
sending his men to Harrisburg to capture the government instead of finishing off Houston’s army
21.
Why did Sam Houston convince the delegates to remain at the Constitutional Convention instead of joining the fight at the Alamo?
a)
He believed that going to the Alamo meant certain death
b)
He wanted as many men at the convention as possible in case of attack.
He wanted as many men at the convention as possible in case of attack.
c)
He knew the only way the revolution would succeed was if it had a strong government.
d)
He hoped the Alamo would fall to prove to the other commanders that he had been right all along.
22.
Why was the skirmish (fight) between Texas and Mexican forces outside San Antonio on November 26, 1835, known as the “Grass Fight”?
a)
The battlefield was overgrown with tall grass that grew nearly chest-high in some places.
The battlefield was overgrown with tall grass that grew nearly chest-high in some places.
b)
The Texas forces ingeniously used grass-filled decoys to distract the Mexican forces long enough to escape.
c)
The battle was so fierce that nothing remained of the surrounding countryside but grass when it was over
d)
The supplies captured by Texans from the Mexicans turned out to be merely bags of grass to feed the horses
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