Road to revolution part 1

Which battle started the Texas Revolution? ​ (a)  

• Battle of Gonzales
• Grass Fight
• Battle of Goliad
• Battle of San Jacinto

Which constitutional principle does this excerpt of the Texas Constitution establish? ​ (a)  

• Separation of Powers
• Popular Sovereignty
• Individual Rights
• Republicanism

This list of complaints found in the Turtle Bayou Resolutions and the Texas Declaration of Independence are also known as--​ (a)  

• grievances
• customs
• duties
• militias

What common contribution did these individuals have on the Texas Revolution?

• They led the Mexican military against the Texians during the siege in San Antonio.

• They wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence which listed their grievances.

• They petitioned the Mexican gov't for reform at the Convention of 1833

• They sacrificed their lives at the Battle of the Alamo while fighting for Texas independence.

To taunt the Mexican troops, the Texas militia made a flag with a picture of a cannon and the challenge "COME AND TAKE IT."

Which battle was the flag above flown?​ (a)  

• Battle of Gonzales
• Protest at Anahuac
• Capture of San Antonio
• Clash of Velasco

What was the main objective of the Law of April 6, 1830?​ ​ ​ (a)  

• control the American presence in Texas
• to prohibit slaveholders from settling in Texas
• to create government offices
• to revoke empresario titles

After becoming president, Santa Anna was disliked by the Texans because ____.

• Santa Anna wanted to expand the use of slavery in Texas

• Santa Anna gave Texans more local control and self-government

• Santa Anna refused to pave the streets and build canals for drinking water

• Santa Anna didn't restore the Constitution of 1824 and revealed his centralist ways

General Mier y Teran warned the Mexican government about--​ (a)  

• the increased American influence in East Texas
• the water shortages in areas of West Texas
• Indians who did not want to be Mexican
• increasing number of settlers from Europe

The ad interim government of Texas established​ (a)   giving each branch of government its own responsibilities.

• separation of powers
• popular sovereignty
• federalism
• checks and balances

The Texans defended the Alamo because, the Alamo was​ (a)  

• located on an important route through Texas
• strategically located on the Gulf of Mexico
• the headquarters of the Texas army.
• the religious capital of Texas