A government can ________________________ a law if the law is unpopular.

A ________________________ is a tax that must be paid on goods brought in from other countries.

When an official group makes a formal statement of opinion, that statement is called a ________________________.

A ________________________ buys property and resells it for a profit.

When many people get sick from an illness, that is called an ________________________.

When a government makes a ________________________, it has the force of law behind it.

A government leader who has absolute power is a ________________________.

When you ________________________ goods, you bring them in to your country from another country.

A ________________________ is a person sent to represent a larger group of people in a formal meeting.

In 1829, the ________________________ gained power in Mexico and began to pass new laws that were unpopular in Texas.

The short-lived republic established by supporters of Haden Edwards near Nacogdoches after a land dispute with Mexico was known as:

Some Mexican officials worried that the revolt by Edwards was part of a plot to take over Texas by _______________________.

At the Convention of 1833, the delegates voted in favor of Texas _______________________.

Most Texans supported _______________________ in his revolt against the Centralist government of Mexico.

With the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, Texans declared their loyalty to _______________________, but not the Mexican government.

Which problem brought hardship to Texas while Austin was in Mexico?

After the arrest of Andrew Briscoe, _______________________ led a group to Anahuac to pressure the commander of the garrison to free him.

What did Stephen F. Austin urge Texans to do just before the Consultation began?

By 1835, Stephen F. Austin believed Santa Anna was becoming a _______________________, someone who rules with absolute power.

According to the excerpt, what effect did the Law of April 6, 1830 have on empresario contracts that had not been completed?

Based on the chart, what was a major goal of the Law of April 6, 1830?

The most unreasonable provision in the Law of April 6, 1830, was:

The ____________________ government understood that elections for a new government would be held soon.

The soldiers surrounded the city to lay siege to it.

The ____________________ wrote letters last night about the political crisis.

Today, only nine states recognize ____________________.

The bill did not become a law because it was ____________________.

All of the people who were upset about the policy signed the ____________________.

When did the delegates ____________________ the “Declaration of the People of Texas in General Convention Assembled?”

During the Battle of Gonzales, Mexican forces arranged for a ____________________ with the Texans.

Do you think that the general’s campaign in the mountains was a victory?

In 1835, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ignored the ____________________ and made himself dictator of Mexico.

The first conflict between the Mexican troops and Texan colonists was the ____________________.

The delegates at the Consultation chose ____________________ to be the Governor of the provisional government of Texas.

With the capture of _______________________ in December of 1835, the Texan volunteer army had driven Mexican troops from Texas soil.

Some Texans wanted to capture the port of _______________________ because it would provide money for the Revolution.

The President of the ad interim government of Texas was _______________________.

Which of the following events occurred first?

What made Goliad a strategic location?

Why were the Texans confident after the Battle of Goliad?

According to the excerpt, why was Matamoros important to Texas?

Santa Anna divided his troops into two forces while marching into Texas and put General ____________ in command of the smaller force.

______________ had been a colonel in the Tennessee militia, but preferred to serve as a private among the Alamo volunteers.

Captain ______________ led a group of Tejanos in the Texas Revolution.

When the commander of the Alamo had to leave to tend to his family, who was put in charge?

On ______________, 1836, Mexican troops launched their final assault on the Alamo.

Before the battle, Santa Anna ordered his troops to fly a red flag, which meant ______________.

Texas forces based at Goliad were under the command of ______________.

Sam Houston had ordered Fannin to dump ______________ in the river, but Fannin disobeyed.

Fannin surrendered to Mexican forces at the Battle of ______________.

What happened to Fannin and his men after they were captured and marched to Goliad?

About 340 Texans were killed at the “______________ massacre.”

What Mexican commander wanted to show mercy to Fannin and his men?

After the defeats of Texas forces in South Texas, Houston decided he must not allow his forces to be ______________.

To what does Travis appeal in his letter to Texans and all Americans to convince them to help the Texans at the Alamo?

What does Travis's response to Santa Anna's demand – shooting a cannon and leaving the Texan flag waving symbolize?

The Convention meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos named ____ commander-in-chief of the Texas army.

Many Texas settlers fled their homes in the face of Santa Anna's advancing forces in an event known as ____.

A large farm used to grow cash crops for sale is known as a(n) _____.

Many Texans, including the president of Texas, were unhappy with Sam Houston's plan to _____.

Texas Secretary of War ____ was sent to the Texas army camp to demand that Houston fight.

A ____ is a temporary wall or barrier built to block an enemy's advance and provide cover.

Why did Sam Houston decide to retreat instead of fighting the Mexican army?

Santa Anna attempted to capture the Texan government, which was then located at _____.

Private ____ was put in charge of the Texas cavalry after its leader had been wounded in a skirmish.

Santa Anna and his officers believed the Texan army was not ready to attack, so many of them took a ____.

Houston sent ____ to destroy the bridge at Vince's Bayou in order to keep reinforcements from reaching Santa Anna.

The Battle of San Jacinto lasted ____.

Santa Anna was captured but was not recognized by the Texans because he was dressed as a ____.

The Texas War for Independence was brought to an official end by the treaties of _____.

David G. Burnet’s comments were directed to which individual?

Based on the map, in which direction did the Texan army move after it reached San Felipe de Austin?

Texans elected ____________________ to be the first President of the Republic in 1836.

The first President of the Republic of Texas appointed ____________________ as Secretary of State but he died soon after taking office.

In December of 1836, the city of ____________________ was designated the capital of Texas for three years.

The ____________________, founded in 1835 to serve as scouts and messengers during the Texas Revolution, were put in charge of the defense of the Republic of Texas.

In 1839, the Texas Congress approved ____________________ as the site for the permanent capital.

Sam Houston negotiated a treaty with the ____________________ but President Lamar convinced the Texas Congress to reject it.

The Council House Fight took place in San Antonio between Texans and the ____________________.

Even though the Texas Congress did not approve President Lamar's plan to annex ____________________, he sent a group of soldiers there anyway.

In October of 1844, President Houston met with leaders of the Comanche and ten other Native American groups and told them ____________________.

Following an attack on San Antonio by Mexican soldiers in March of 1842, President Houston ordered that the government's ________________ be moved from Austin.

Texas Rangers, led by ____________________, defeated Mexican troops that had seized San Antonio in September 1842.

U.S. President Martin Van Buren was reluctant to annex Texas because of concern that such a move would anger ________________ and start a war.

In April of 1844, representatives from the U.S. and Texas negotiated a treaty in which Texas would join the Union as a ________________, but it never went into effect.

In the mid-1800s, many Americans believed in ________________, the idea that it was preordained that the United States would settle North America from coast to coast.

Why would the location of Santa Fe encourage Mirabeau Lamar to annex it?

Why would the location of Austin draw criticism from Texans opposed to the site of the new, permanent capital of the Republic?

On February 28, 1845, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution admitting Texas to the Union as a ____________________.

The state constitution drawn up by Texans in 1845 directed the state legislature to provide for the support and maintenance of ________________.

The first Governor of the state of Texas was __________________.