Texas Revolution Anticipation Guide
Texas Revolution Anticipation Guide
Manifest Destiny: Texas Revolution Readings and Worksheets
Manifest Destiny: Texas Revolution Readings and Worksheets
Brainpop: Texas Revolution
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Originally, Texas was a territory of what country?
Mexico
100
What year did the Texas Revolution start?
1835
100
What Native American tribes also called Texas home?
The Comanche, Apache, and other tribes also lived in Spanish/ Mexican Texas.
100
When Texans declared independence from Mexico, they established what country?
The Republic of Texas
100
Which group stood to benefit the most from gaining independence from Mexico?
Texians
200
What was the land of Texas originally called?
Tejas
200
What was the rallying battle cry during the Texas Revolution?
"Remember the Alamo"
200
Who were the people pledged to recruit settlers to come to Texas?
The Empresarios
200
Texans wore a banner with a single white start on it at the Battle of San Jacinto which gave their republic this nickname.
The Lone Star Republic
200
What is the main reason that Texians lost the Battle of the Alamo?
They were greatly outnumbered.
300
What was the term for Mexicans living in Tejas?
Tejanos
300
When Santa Ana killed 400 prisoners of war and left their bodies out for the animals.
The Goliad Massacre
300
Settlers in Texas agreed to become Mexican citizens and join what church?
The Catholic Church
300
What does annex mean?
To take control of/ join.
300
Why did Mexico reject the Treaties of Velasco?
Leaders considered the agreement invalid
400
Who was the American businessman brought families to Texas?
Stephen Austin
400
Who was chosen to lead the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
400
What religion and language were most Americans who migrated to Texas?
They were Protestant and they spoke English, not Spanish.
400
Why did Northerners oppose Texas joining the Union?
Northerners didn't want slavery to spread throughout the U.S.
400
What was a direct result of the Texas Revolution?
Tensions worsened between Mexico and America
500
What title did Antonio Lopez de Stanta Anna give himself for life?
President
500
What treaty recognized Texas as an independent state?
The Treaty of Velasco
500
Why were new American settlers in Mexican Texas angry when slavery was outlawed?
Settlers had brought slaves to Texas to grow cotton.
500
What year did Texas join the Union?
1845
500
The annexation of Texas led to what war?
The Mexican-American War