Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the committees of correspondence?
A
Local groups who shared political and military information
2
Q
What was the Battle of Gonzalez?
A
Battle that started the Texas Revolution; AKA the “Lexington of Texas”
3
Q
Who was General Cos?
A
He threatened to arrest Texans; he was later defeated at San Antonio.
4
Q
What happened on November-December, 1835?
A
Siege of San Antonio-Third battle in which Texans won giving them a false sense of security; lasted 2 months; the battle lasted 4 days.
5
Q
What was the Convention of 1836?
A
Declared Texas Independent and wrote a constitution.
6
Q
Who was George C. Childress?
A
Author of the Declaration of Independence
7
Q
What happened March 2, 1836?
A
Texas Independence Declared.
