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Worksheets2024 Texas Revolution Test-Fredonian Reb-Treaties of Velasco
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 37mins
He was an empresario. He tried to declare Nacogdoches area free from Mexico and was run out of Texas.
___________'s report said Mexico really didn't have much control over the Texas colonies because there were too many ________ in TX. Report also recommended the Mexican government should start taking action before it was too late!
Mexicans
Americans
Which of the following was NOT a reform the Texans asked the Mexican government for after the Conventions of 1832 and 1833?
better mail service
let Americans come to Texas again
to be independent of Mexico
to separate from Coahuila and become a Mexican state with it's own state government
Why were the Texans so surprised when Santa Anna arrived at the Alamo in February?
They did not know he could ride a horse.
They didn't think he would risk marching his men over mountains in winter.
They thought he had been killed in a battle.
They thought he would come by boat in the summer.
Which of the following was a grievance in the Declaration of Independence?
Santa Anna was wrongly prevented from becoming president.
The United States was a better country than Mexico.
There were too many schools in Texas
Texans did not have a voice in the Mexican government.
Texas won their independence at the final battle at ___.
Goliad
the Alamo
Gonzales
San Jacinto
Some of the Mexican officers at Goliad
were happy to execute the Texans.
did not agree with executing the Texans.
disobeyed Santa Anna's orders.
were afraid of the Texans.
There was a secret Treaty of Velasco because
no one knew the war was over.
we needed Santa Anna to have enough political power left to go back to Mexico and convince the rest of the Mexican government that we had won our independence
they didn't want everyone to know that Sam Houston was dead.
they didn't want the U.S. to find out about it.
Texans were calling Sam Houston a coward because __.
He would not help at the Alamo.
He told Fannin to surrender to General Urrea.
He was friendly with the Native Americans.
He was retreating and would not stop and fight Santa Anna.
When is Texas Independence day?
July 4th
March 2nd
October 31st
April 5th
It was important to capture Santa Anna because _______________.
he was friendly with the United States and would take their side.
he was the only one who knew how to shoot the cannons.
he would have to be killed before the Texans could win the war.
he was the President of Mexico and the General of the Mexican army.
Why did the Battle of San Jacinto only last 18 minutes?
The Texans had way more soldiers than the Mexicans.
The Mexicans were resting and had no one watching the Texans so they were completely surprised.
Battle did not last very long back then.
Both sides ran out of ammunition and cannon balls so they decided to stop fighting.
"Come and Take It" is from which battle?
The Battle of Gonzales
The Alamo
The Goliad Massacre
The Battle of San Jacinto
Which of the following are CAUSES of the war between Texas and Mexico? Choose ALL that are correct.
Texans wanted the same rights they had had in the United States.
The United States paid the Texans a lot of money to go to war with Mexico.
Stephen F. Austin was arrested and no longer trusted the Mexican government.
Mexico was tired of all the protests and problems caused by the Texans.
The Texans were mad because Mexico made them have slaves.
After traveling around Texas, Teran told the Mexican government that ___.
There were no issues or problems in Texas.
Stephen F. Austin was causing a lot of problems and needed to be taken care of.
There were way too many Americans in Texas.
Texas needed to do more business with the United States.
Why were the Texans always demanding that Mexico follow the Constitution of 1824?
The wrote it.
It meant that Texas could be become a state in the U.S.
It was like the U.S. Constitution and allowed them to participate in government
They just liked to cause problems.
Why was the Alamo so important? Choose ALL of the correct answers.
The Texans won and they were finally free from Mexico.
It encouraged citizens from the U.S. to come and fight.
It united and inspired the Texans
Joe, Travis's slave became a national hero.
Almost a third of Santa Anna's army was killed.
Approximately how many Texans were executed during the Goliad Massacre?
Over 300
30
189
1300
Texans liked the Constitution of 1824 because it was a lot like the U.S. Constitution in that people get to vote for ___________ and would mean that Mexico would be a __________ republic.
representatives
the military
federalist
communist
The Law of April 6, 1830:
Ban on slavery
Banned immigration from the U.S.
Charged a tax on imports from the U.S.
Mexican soldiers were sent to enforce the new law
All Americans were deported back to the U.S.
At The (a) the Texans were divided into the (b) and the War Party. They compromised and decided to go to war, but that the goal of the war would be to fight for (c) Later, at the Convention of (d) , the voted to change the goal of the war to become independant from (e) and start our own country.
Reorder the following
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Goliad
Battle/Siege of San Antonio
Battle of the Alamo
Goliad Massacre
Where did the Texans declare independence and write the Texas Constitution?
Convention of 1832
Convention of 1833
Convention of 1836
The Treaty of Velasco meeting
Match the choices to the correct battle of the Texas Revolution
1st battle of the Revolution
"Come and Take It"
13 days
Travis, Bowie, Crockett die
Bodies are burned in streets of San Antonio
Col. Fannin was the leader
Texans were allowed to surrender at first
Texans refused to give up a cannon
Texans were marched out of the fort and executed
Mexicans were resting when we attacked them
The final battle of Texas Revoltion
Santa Anna was captured the next day
"Remember the Alamo!" "Remember Goliad!"
April 21, 1836
Match the Era with the correct description
Natural Texas and its People
Only Native Americans living here
Age of Contact
Spanish explorers, God, gold, glory
Spanish Colonial Era
Spanish priests building missions
Mexican National Era
Mexico invites Americans & others to TX
Revolution Era
Anglos & a few Tejanos rebel against Mex
Although there were a few other sources of inspriation, the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Texas Constitution, were mostly copied from/inspired by the ......
U.S. Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta
Treaty of Velasco
Mexican Constitution of 1824
Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
George Childress
