Important People
He is known as the "Father of Texas" after he brought the first 300 Anglo families to Texas
Who is Stephen F. Austin
An 1836 battle that lasted 13 days and resulted in the massacre of about 200 Americans defending the fort.
What is the Battle of the Alamo
An American frontiersman and congressman from Tennessee who travelled to Texas to help the revolution.
Who is David "Davy" Crockett
Which city is the Alamo in?
San Antonio
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Gone to Texas
General of the Texas Army that beat Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto and later became the 1st President of the Republic of Texas
Who is Sam Houston
A surprise attack by Texas forces which overrun Santa Anna’s men in 20 minutes. Santa Anna was taken prisoner and signed an armistice securing Texas independence.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto
Was in the Alamo when the siege began, but he was dispatched with a letter to Sam Houston requesting reinforcements, and he organized the ONLY Tejano unit to fight at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Who is Juan Seguin?
The last battle of the Texas Revolution was fought here.
San Jacinto
American who moved to Texas
Texian
Mexican President during the Texas Revolution and General of the Mexican Army
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
A place in which 342 Texan prisoners were executed by order of Santa Anna. A massacre took place on March 27, 1836.
What is Goliad Massacre
Surrendered at Coleto Creek and his men were massacred in Goliad.
Who is James Fannin?
First Battle of the Texas Revolution
What is Gonzales?
Mexican Texan (born in Texas or Hispanic)
Tejano
Wrote a letter during the Siege of the Alamo asking for reinforcements, and ended the letter proclaiming, "Victory or Death!"
Who is William B. Travis
FIRST battle of revolution took place here on October 2, 1835.
What is the Battle of Gonzales
Determined there are too many Americans in Texas (10:1) and that Texas was more like the U.S. than Mexico. If something was not done that Mexico would lose Texas.
General Mier y Teran
What is Coleto Creek?
A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency
He was the first ad interim Vice President of the Republic of Texas
Who is Lorenzo de Zavala
Dispute between the Mexican government and the Edwards brothers, Haden and Benjamin.
What is the Fredonian Rebellion
In 1840-41 he sailed off the Mexican coast to hasten peace negotiations between Texas and Mexico. Commissioned by President Sam Houston to blockade the Mexican coast.
Who is Edwin Moore?
Which city in Texas did Mexico and the Texians spend most of their time trying to take control of?
San Antonio
For the intervening time; temporarily
What is ad interim?