Unit 5: Texas Independence Question Preview (ID: 44611)

a) design the “Come and Take It” flag

b) create a plan to defend the Alamo

c) establish an independent government

d) negotiate a peace settlement with Mexico

a) a guarantee to end slavery

b) plots of land to establish homesteads

c) liberties including freedom of religion

d) voting rights for both men and women

a) The open prairie allowed the Mexican army to surround Fannin and his men.

b) The dense forest provided protection for Fannin and his men from Mexican cannons.

c) The deep canyon allowed the Mexican army to attack Fannin and his men from behind.

d) The rolling valleys acted as a barrier when Fannin and his men tried to escape the Mexican Army.

a) It demonstrated that few people could resist the superior military strength of the Mexican army.

b) It showed the Mexican government that the Texas army was well armed and equipped.

c) It proved to Texans that the Mexican army could be defeated and independence achieved.

d) It motivated the United States to support the independence of Texas.

a) Lorenzo de Zavala

b) James Fannin

c) Sam Houston

d) William Travis

a) He served as the first governor of the state of Texas.

b) He was the primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

c) He contributed to writing the Texas Constitution.

d) He was the first president of the independent Republic of Texas.

a) block Mexicans from settling in Texas

b) end the trade between Texas and Mexico

c) prevent Texas from declaring independence

d) stop immigration from the United States to Texas

a) Council House Fight

b) Siege of the Alamo

c) Election of Sam Houston

d) Settlement of Nacogdoches

a) loss of Goliad

b) surrender of Santa Anna

c) death of William B. Travis

d) defeat of Sam Houston’s troops

a) Mountains and Basins

b) Great Plains

c) North Central Plains

d) Coastal Plains

a) Both armies had to cross expansive mountain ranges to meet on the battle field.

b) With each battle the Mexican troops were farther away from the Mexican capital.

c) Mexican soldiers traveled the entire distance of the Rio Grande River to each battle.

d) Both armies were challenged to get supplies because they were so far away from home.

a) led the Texas Revolutionary forces

b) served as President of the Texas Republic

c) fought with Texans defending the Alamo

d) wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence

a) Jim Bowie

b) Jose Antonio Navarro

c) Juan Seguin

d) Lorenzo de Zavala

a) notify Santa Anna that the men at the Alamo intended to fight

b) warn Sam Houston that Santa Anna’s army was approaching him

c) advise the citizens of Gonzales to take their cannon and evacuate

d) inform other Texans that reinforcements were needed at the Alamo

a) align them selves with Santa Anna

b) begin preparing to right against Santa Anna

c) petition Santa Anna to grant themselves independence

d) call for the resignation of Santa Anna as president

a) Council House Fight?

b) Annexation of Texas

c) Battle of San Jacinto

d) Turtle Bayou Resolutions

a) arrest by Mexican officials

b) creation of the Mier y Terán report

c) work to pass the Law of April 6, 1830

d) participation in the Fredonian Rebellion