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Unit 5: Revolution & Republic

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Conflict that started the Texas Revolution

a)

Paying debts from the revolution

b)

Texas won It's Independence from Mexico! April 21, 1836

c)

It might start a war with Mexico

d)

Battle of Gonzales

2.

Texans wrote the Turtle Bayou Resolutions stating

a)

Make peace with all Indians

b)

Texans would support and align themselves with Santa Anna

c)

Land speculators who hoped to become wealthy

d)

Debts would be paid

3.

This person was a messenger from the Alamo and also remained with Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto

a)

Juan Seguin

b)

Debts would be paid

c)

Texans would support Santa Anna

d)

Make peace with all Indians

4.

Who was executed when he surrendered at the Battle of Coleto Creek (Goliad Massacre)

a)

the Alamo was a major Texas route

b)

William B. Travis

c)

on Indian policies

d)

James Fannin

5.

Battle of San Jacinto

a)

April 21, 1836

b)

March 6, 1836

c)

Oct. 2, 1835

d)

March 27, 1836

6.

Major focus of Houston's presidency during the newly formed Republic

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Texas won it's in dependence from Mexico! April 21, 1836

c)

Paying debts from the revolution

d)

it might start a war with Mexico

7.

Victory at San Jacinto was important because

a)

Texas won its Independence from Mexico!

b)

Paying debts from the revolution

c)

It might start a war with Mexico

d)

Battle of Gonzales

8.

The Republic of Texas encourages immigration by

a)

Santa Anna would leave no survivors

b)

set up land grants like the empresario system

c)

the Alamo was a major Texas route

d)

on Indian policies

9.

Writer of the Texas Declaration of Independence

a)

Houston, Lamar, Houston, Jones

b)

George C. Childress

c)

persuade Mexican leaders to recognize Texas as Independent

d)

on Indian policies

10.

Defending the Alamo was important to the Texans because

a)

The Alamo was a major Texas route

b)

on Indian policies

c)

Annexation of Texas

d)

Set up land grants like the empresario system

11.

Texas wanted to be annexed by the U.S. because

a)

Texans would support Santa Anna

b)

Debts would be paid

c)

Make peace with all Indians

d)

Land speculators, who hoped to become wealthy

12.

Event that took place during the Texas Revolutionary Era?

a)

on Indian policies

b)

Annexation of Texas

c)

April 21, 1836

d)

Siege of the Alamo

13.

How did the Battle of Gonzales help the Texas Revolution?

a)

Debts would be paid

b)

Make peace with the Indians

c)

That the Mexican army can be defeated

d)

the Alamo was a major route

14.

Describe the physical geography that Fannin found himself in at Coleto Creek

a)

Open prairie

b)

Dense forest

c)

Rolling valleys

d)

Deep canyon

15.

Theme of Travis's letter

a)

Oct. 2, 1835

b)

Houston, Lamar, Houston, Jones

c)

Freedom at any cost

d)

Economic opportunities

16.

Texans favored annexation to the U.S. because

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Debts would be paid

c)

George C. Childress

d)

Texas would be divided into 5 states

17.

The U.S. did not want to annex Texas in 1837 because

a)

Texans would support Santa Anna

b)

The Alamo was a major Texas route

c)

It might start a war between the U.S. and Mexico

d)

Santa Anna would leave no survivors

18.

Original purpose of the Texas Rangers

a)

Protect settlers from Indians

b)

Coleto Creek

c)

Debts would be paid

d)

Annexation of Texas

19.

Who wrote letters from the Alamo requesting reinforcements?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Santa Anna

c)

Jim Bowie

d)

William Travis

20.

Which region of Texas were most of the battles of the Texas Revolution fought in?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

21.

Problems that Houston faced when elected president in 1841

a)

Texans would support Santa Anna

b)

debt and conflicts with Native Americans

c)

Battle of Gonzales

d)

March 6, 1836

22.

Travis's letter from the Alamo was intended to

a)

The Alamo was a major Texas route

b)

inform that reinforcements were needed

c)

Make peace with the Indians

d)

Battle of Gonzales

23.

Which Battle is this?

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Siege of San Antonio

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Massacre at Goliad

24.

Battle of Gonzales

a)

April 21, 1836

b)

March 6, 1836

c)

Oct. 2, 1835

d)

March 27, 1836

25.

What century is March 6, 1836

a)

19th Century

b)

20th Century

c)

21st Century

d)

18th Century

26.

Battle of the Alamo

a)

April 21, 1836

b)

Oct. 2 1835

c)

March 6, 1836