Day 3: Texas Revolution

What is a delegate?

• A person chosen or elected to act for or represent others.
• A type of government official
• A type of dessert
• A type of computer program

Who is considered the Father of Texas?

• George Washington
• John Adams
• Abraham Lincoln
• Stephen F. Austin

Who was elected to command the Texas Army?

• Sam Houston
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington

What type of government is a republic?

• a form of government in which citizens choose leaders to represent them.

• A republic is an anarchy
• A republic is a communist dictatorship
• A republic is an absolute monarchy

Who led the committee that wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Childress
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson

Why is Texas Independence Day celebrated every year on March 2?

• It marks the day in 1836 when Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
• It celebrates the day Texas became a state
• It commemorates the signing of the Texas Constitution
• It marks the day Texas won its independence in a battle