Mexican Texas Tensions
People of the Revolution
Events Leading to Revolution
Battles, Flags, & Symbols
Geography of Texas History
100
This group’s increasing arrival in Texas worried Mexican leaders who feared they wanted more political power.
Who were the Anglo American settlers
100
He wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence at the Convention of 1836.
Who is George Childress?
100
This early event is considered the official START of the Texas Revolution.
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
100
This famous flag at Gonzales symbolized this attitude toward Mexican demands.
What is rebellion?
100
This river marks the boundary between Texas and Louisiana.
What is the Sabine River?
200
This law increased tensions because it banned immigration from the United States.
What is the Law of April 6, 1830?
200
He served in Congress, was Governor of Tennessee, worked as a Cherokee emissary, and became President of Texas.
Who is Sam Houston?
200
This event — marked by retreat, confusion, and civilians fleeing east — happened after the fall of the Alamo.
What is the Runaway Scrape?
200
The headline “Victory - Or Death” refers to this battle.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
200
This river forms part of the border between Texas and Oklahoma.
What is the Red River?
300
The Law of April 6th made life difficult for Texians: the laws were this and this.
What are unfair and cruel?
300
This man was vice president of the Republic of Texas, helped write the Mexican Constitution, and supported independence.
Who is Lorenzo de Zavala?
300
This event marks the END of the Texas Revolution.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
300
The slogan “Remember the Alamo” was yelled during this military event.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
300
This river would later become the disputed border between Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
400
Stephen F. Austin traveled to this city to negotiate with the Mexican government when settlers found laws unreasonable.
What is Mexico City?
400
He commanded forces at Goliad and was executed along with his men.
Who is James Fannin?
400
This event belongs on a timeline between Austin becoming an empresario and the outbreak of war.
What is Stephen F. Austin being arrested?
400
This Texas battle involved siege warfare by Santa Anna and ended in a 13-day fight.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
400
Stephen F. Austin’s “Old Three Hundred” settled along this river.
What is the Brazos River?
500
This action by Mexico slowed Texas’s economic development by limiting ranching and taxing foreign trade.
What are taxes on foreign trade and immigration restrictions?
500
He asked Texans and Americans to send help during the Siege of the Alamo and ended his letter with “Victory or Death.”
Who is William B. Travis?
500
This massacre shocked Texas and fueled anger after 300 Texans were executed by Mexican forces.
What is the Goliad Massacre?
500
This general delivered a motivational speech urging troops to fight courageously before a surprise attack at dawn.
Who is Sam Houston before the Battle of San Jacinto?
500
This river served as a natural obstacle during the Runaway Scrape and was crossed by fleeing Texan civilians.
What is the Colorado River?