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Texas Independence Sponge Quiz (Burns)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Mexican president during the Texas Revolution?

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Antonio López de Santa Anna

c)

Emiliano Zapata

d)

Benito Juárez

2.
Texans fought for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
3.

What was a direct result of Texas gaining independence from Mexico in 1836?

a)

Texas immediately became a state in the United States

b)

Texas became an independent republic

c)

Mexico ceded California to the United States

d)

The Missouri Compromise was repealed

4.

Identify TWO reasons why Texas wanted independence from Mexico.

(CLICK TWO ANSWERS)

a)

Texas wanted religious freedom

b)

Texas wanted cheaper prices on British Tea

c)

Mexican law abolished (got rid of) slavery

5.

Located in San Antonio, it is the site of a famous battle of the Texas War for Independence.

a)

San Jancinto

b)

The Alamo

c)

Veracruz

d)

Goliad

6.

What was the name of Texas when it became an independent country.

a)

The Republic of Texas (Lone Star Republic)

b)

The Golden State

c)

The Sunshine State

d)

Oklahoma

7.

Which country did Mexico win its independence from in 1821?

a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
8.

Click on all spots in the Mexican Empire in 1820.

There are 5 correct answers.

9.

He was the Dictator of Mexico in 1830

a)

Benito Juarez

b)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

c)

Sam Houston

10.

What is a Spanish MIssion?

a)
A Spanish Mission is a religious outpost established by Spanish Catholics.
b)
A Spanish Mission is a type of Spanish clothing.
c)
A Spanish Mission is a type of Spanish food.
d)
A Spanish Mission is a type of Spanish dance.
11.

Identify the two things each Mission had.

a)

A church

b)
A hospital
c)
A school
d)

Farmland

12.

The Mexican government abolished this, which angered may Texans.

a)

Public education

b)

immigration tests

c)

mullets

d)

slavery

13.

____________ was the general and dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution

a)

Sheldon Cooper

b)

Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Viola De Lopez Davis

14.
Who was Santa Anna?
a)
He was the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence
b)
a noncombatant at the Alamo
c)
The chief of all the indian tribes in Texas during the early 1800's
d)
The dictator of Mexico during the Texas Revolution
15.

Which battle is considered to be the beginning of the Texas Revolution?

a)
Battle of The Alamo
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Gonzales
d)

Battle of Antietam

16.

Before the Texas Revolution, in 1835, Texas was a state in which country?

a)
Spain
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
North America
17.

How many American men survived the attack on the Alamo?

a)

0

b)

90

c)

13

d)

6

18.

Who won the battle of 'The Alamo'. Which country?

(a)  

19.

Today, people can still visit the Alamo in ____________.

a)

Austin, TX

b)

Houston, TX

c)

San Antonio, TX

d)

Dallas, TX

20.
What battle cry would rally the Texans after the defeat at the Alamo? 
a)
Freedom is so close
b)
Remember the Alamo
c)
Victory or Death! 
d)
I give up!
21.

Match the following:

a)

1.

Gonzalez Flag

b)

Santa Anna

2.

Mexican dictator

c)

The Alamo

3.

Spanish mission and American massacre

d)

Lone Star Republic (Texas)

4.

Independent Republic of Texas

e)

5.

Wins Independence from Spain in 1821