Final Exam Review Part 6 - Chapter 11 Flashcards
By 1835 many Texas were upset because
Santa Anna would not follow the Constitution of 1834.
The declaration of Nov 7, 18365 warned Mexico
that if the Constitution of 1834 were not restored, Texas would become independent.
Texans sent Houston and Goyens to visit the Cherokee in order to
negotiate a treaty of peace during the revolution.
Santa Anna believed that after taking the Alamo
he had achieved total victory against the Texans.
The Constitution of 1836
was modeled after the U.S. Constitution.
The rebels at Gonzales flew a flag that said
COME AND TAKE IT.
After the battle of Gonzales, Texans
formed a volunteer army and decided to attach the Mexicans at Goliad.
After victories at Gonzales, Goliad, and Concepcion, Austin began a siege of
San Antonio.
Stephen F Austin was removed from command of the Texas volunteers after
he was appointed commissioner to the US.
After the fight at San Antonio, General Cos
surrendered and led his Mexican army out of Texas.
After the fight at San Antonio, what did nearly all Texans thought Santa Anna
permit them to create a separate state under the Constitution of 1824.
In the Declaration of November 7, 1835, delegates to the Consultation declared that
they were loyal to Mexico
The Consultation sent three representatives to the United States to
seek volunteers and raise money.
The Consultation authorized the creation of a Texas navy which
protected Texas settlements and attacked Mexican ships and towns.
Sam Houston sent James Bowie to San Antonio recommending that he
destroy the Alamo and remove its cannons.
The Convention of 1836 elected an ad interim government, meaning this government was
temporary
The Convention of 1836 drafted a document declaring
that Texas was an independent country
The new Texas constitution modeled after
the US constitution.
The first president of independent Texas was
David G Burnett
Following Santa Anna’s capture of the Alamo, Texans fled to the east in the panic known as
The Runaway Scrape
When Fannin received Sam Houston’s order to retreat from Goliad to Victoria, he
waited several days before setting out.
Francita Alavez, who was traveling with the Mexican army, helped a few Texans escape the Goliad Massacre, causing her to be known as
the angel of Goliad
After receiving news of the fall of the Alamo, Houston and his army
began a retreat to East Texas that would last for weeks.
Houston spent much of the time before the Battle of San Jacinto
building his army and training them for battle.
