Events Leading Up
This warned Mexico about the growing U.S. influence in Texas and recommended stricter controls over the region
What is the Mier y Teran Report
The Mexican general and dictator we discussed?
Who is Santa Anna
This battle had a white flag with a black cannon and said "Come and Take It"
What is the Battle of Gonzales
The force that won at the Battle of the Alamo
What are the Mexican forces
The document that officially declared Texas independent from Mexico
What is the Texas Declaration of Independence
The accusation that led Stephen F. Austin to get arrested
What is treason
The thing Mier y Teran is best known for
What is the Mier y Teran Report where he reported that Anglo-American settlers were not following through on their promises to learn Spanish and adopt Catholicism
The first battle of the Texas Revolution
What is the Battle of Gonzales
The length (in time) of the siege of the Alamo
What is 13 days
The person Travis sent for help with his "Victory or Death" letter
Who is Juan Seguin
The reason the Consultation (1835) was held
What is to discuss what should be done about a possible invasion from Mexican soldiers hunting Travis and others
The commander of the Texan forces at the Battle of San Jacinto
Who is Sam Houston
The 2nd battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas settlers attacked Mexican army soldiers at the Presidio la Bahia
What is the Battle of Goliad
The main 2 points expressed in the Travis letter
1. Travis was asking for help
2. Travis said he was not going to surrender or retreat
The reason Francita Alavez was called the "Angel of Goliad"
What is Alavez convinced a Mexican colonel to spare the lives of 20 men at the Goliad Massacre
The reason Mexico passed the Law of April 6, 1830
What are the findings of the Mier y Teran Report
The person who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence
Who is George Childress
This decisive 1836 battle lasted only 18 minutes but secured Texas independence.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto
The commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo
Who is William B. Travis
These documents written by Texians in 1832 declared loyalty to the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and Santa Anna
What are the Turtle Bayou Resolutions
The event that the Law of April 6, 1830 caused
The person we discussed that Anglo settlers saw as a "traitor"
This battle involved Texian forces led by Fannin, who ultimately surrendered and were later executed in the Goliad Massacre
What is the Battle of Coleto Creek
The meaning of William B. Travis's phrase "Victory or Death" in his famous letter written during the siege of the Alamo
What is he believed they should either achieve victory or die fighting for their cause
This tragic event saw Texian settlers fleeing eastward after the fall of the Alamo and many fleeing settlers died of disease and hunger
What is the Runaway Scrape