Vocabulary
This is an often-violent movement to overthrow and replace a government.
What is a revolution?
The first battle of the Texas Revolution, known for the “Come and Take It” flag.
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
This Texan general led the Army of the Republic of Texas and won at San Jacinto.
Who was Sam Houston?
This side won the Texas Revolution.
Who were the Texans?
This document declared Texas free from Mexico and was written at the Convention of 1836.
What is the Texas Declaration of Independence?
This nearly two-week siege ended with all Texan defenders killed on March 6, 1836.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
This Mexican general and centralist leader commanded forces during the Texas Revolution.
Who was Antonio López de Santa Anna?
The Texas Revolution lasted about this many months, from October 1835 to April 1836.
What is about six months?
This military action occurs when an army pulls back or withdraws from a battle to avoid further fighting or regroup.
What is a retreat?
This meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos created Texas’s provisional government.
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1836?
This leader wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Who was George Childress?
This country controlled Texas before the revolution began.
What is Mexico?
This person carries and delivers important messages, like Juan Seguín did at the Alamo.
What is a courier?
This tragic event followed James Fannin’s surrender at Coleto Creek.
What is the Goliad Massacre?
This Tejano soldier carried Travis’s letter out of the Alamo and later fought at San Jacinto.
Who was Juan Seguín?
These people believed government power should be focused at the national level, like Santa Anna’s government in 1835.
Who were the Centralists?
This military tactic involves surrounding an enemy to cut off supplies and escape, like at the Alamo.
What is a siege?
This 18-minute battle on April 21, 1836 secured Texas independence.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
This Mexican delegate helped write the Texas Declaration of Independence and became Vice President of the provisional government.
Who was Lorenzo de Zavala?
These people believed power should be shared between national and state governments, like many Texans.
Who were the Federalists?
This document ends a war and sets the terms of peace, like the agreements signed at Velasco.
What is a treaty?
As Santa Anna’s army moved east, many Texans fled toward Louisiana for safety during this event.
What is the Runaway Scrape?
This commander led Texan forces at the Alamo and wrote the famous “Victory or Death” letter before being killed on March 6, 1836.
Who was William B. Travis?
This chairman of the Convention of 1836 wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Who was George Childress?
A representative selected to attend a meeting for a group of people.
What is a delegate?
These documents were signed after the Battle of San Jacinto and officially ended the Texas Revolution.
What are the Treaties of Velasco?
This Texan military leader was executed after surrendering at Coleto Creek.
Who was James Fannin?
This man was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas after independence.
Who was Sam Houston?
A government in which people elect representatives to represent their interests.
What is a republic?
This 1835 meeting of Texas delegates took place after the Battle of Gonzales and created a provisional government while Texans were still officially loyal to Mexico.
What was the Consultation of 1835?
This man was elected President of the provisional government of the Republic of Texas.
Who was David G. Burnet?
After being captured at San Jacinto, Santa Anna promised in the Treaties of Velasco to do this for Texas.
What was recognize Texas as independent and withdraw Mexican troops?