The commander of the Texas Army who defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto
Who is Sam Houston?
100
The first battle of the Texas Revolution, which occured when Mexican soldiers tried to retrieve their own cannon.
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
100
The uprising in which the Edwards brothers declared part of Texas to be independent of Mexico.
What is the Fredonian Revolt?
100
March 2
What is Texas Independence Day?
100
The document written in 1836 which stated why Texas felt the need to become an independent country.
What is Texas Declaration of Independence?
200
The commander of the regular army forces at the Alamo who wrote the letter asking for help before deciding to stay and fight.
Who is William Travis?
200
The battle which took place outside of Goliad, in which Texas forces surrendered to the Mexican army and were later killed.
What is the Battle of Coleto Creek?
200
The series of restrictions placed on Texas colonists in an effort to restrict their ties to the United States.
What is the Law of April 6, 1830?
200
The meeting in which Texas delegates declared independence from Mexico, selected officers for the temporary government, and wrote a constitution.
What is the Convention of 1836?
200
The document written in 1836 that set up the new plan of government for Texas, which included 3 branches of government.
What is the Texas Constitution of 1836?
300
The commander of the volunteer forces at the Alamo who is known for the large knife he carried.
Who is James (or Jim) Bowie?
300
One of the most famous battles in the world in which less than 200 Texans chose to fight to the death against over 5,000 Mexican soldiers rather than surrender.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
300
The city where Texas colonists protested the collection of customs duties in 1832 and again in 1835.
What is Anahuac?
300
The event where almost 400 Texas troops were executed after they had surrendered to the Mexican Army.
What is the Massacre at Goliad?
300
The treaty that ended the Texas Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Velasco?
400
The Mexican President who warned that no prisoners would be taken at the Alamo.
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
400
The early skirmish in which the Texan forces attacked and defeated the Mexican army, but won bags of horse feed instead of the silver they thought was in the bags.
What is the Grass Fight?
400
The small skirmish in which John Austin tried to get a cannon to Anahuac to get free the Texans who had been placed under arrest.
What is the Battle of Velasco?
400
The two Texas defeats that caused many people from the U.S. to volunteer in Houston's army and allowed the Texans to eventually win independence.
What is the Battle of the Alamo and the Massacre at Goliad?
400
William Travis's letter asking for help at the Alamo is an example of a PRIMARY or SECONDARY source
What is Primary?
500
The most decisive victory in the history of the world, in which Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna and forced him to surrender and remove the Mexican army from Texas.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
500
He was imprisoned in Mexico after officials read a letter he sent back to Texas colonists.
Who is Stephen Austin?
500
The desperate retreat of Texas colonists after the defeats at the Alamo and Goliad, in which they took everything they owned and burned what they could not take with them.
What is the Runaway Scrape?
500
The Mexican plan of government that was supported by Texas colonists.