Final Exam Review Part 6 - Chapter 11

Question 1

By 1835 many Texas were upset because

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Santa Anna would not follow the Constitution of 1834.

Question 2

The declaration of Nov 7, 18365 warned Mexico

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that if the Constitution of 1834 were not restored, Texas would become independent.

Question 3

Texans sent Houston and Goyens to visit the Cherokee in order to

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negotiate a treaty of peace during the revolution.

Question 4

Santa Anna believed that after taking the Alamo

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he had achieved total victory against the Texans.

Question 5

The Constitution of 1836

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was modeled after the U.S. Constitution.

Question 6

The rebels at Gonzales flew a flag that said

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COME AND TAKE IT.

Question 7

After the battle of Gonzales, Texans

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formed a volunteer army and decided to attach the Mexicans at Goliad.

Question 8

After victories at Gonzales, Goliad, and Concepcion, Austin began a siege of

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San Antonio.

Question 9

Stephen F Austin was removed from command of the Texas volunteers after

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he was appointed commissioner to the US.

Question 10

After the fight at San Antonio, General Cos

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surrendered and led his Mexican army out of Texas.

Question 11

After the fight at San Antonio, what did nearly all Texans thought Santa Anna

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permit them to create a separate state under the Constitution of 1824.

Question 12

In the Declaration of November 7, 1835, delegates to the Consultation declared that

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they were loyal to Mexico

Question 13

The Consultation sent three representatives to the United States to

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seek volunteers and raise money.

Question 14

The Consultation authorized the creation of a Texas navy which

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protected Texas settlements and attacked Mexican ships and towns.

Question 15

Sam Houston sent James Bowie to San Antonio recommending that he

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destroy the Alamo and remove its cannons.

Question 16

The Convention of 1836 elected an ad interim government, meaning this government was

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temporary

Question 17

The Convention of 1836 drafted a document declaring

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that Texas was an independent country

Question 18

The new Texas constitution modeled after

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the US constitution.

Question 19

The first president of independent Texas was

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David G Burnett

Question 20

Following Santa Anna’s capture of the Alamo, Texans fled to the east in the panic known as

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The Runaway Scrape

Question 21

When Fannin received Sam Houston’s order to retreat from Goliad to Victoria, he

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waited several days before setting out.

Question 22

Francita Alavez, who was traveling with the Mexican army, helped a few Texans escape the Goliad Massacre, causing her to be known as

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the angel of Goliad

Question 23

After receiving news of the fall of the Alamo, Houston and his army

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began a retreat to East Texas that would last for weeks.

Question 24

Houston spent much of the time before the Battle of San Jacinto

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building his army and training them for battle.

Question 25

At the Battle of San Jacinto, in the afternoon of April 21, 1836

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Texans attacked a larger Mexican force and defeated them in 18 minutes.