Pre-Assessment Quiz on Module 4: Texas Revolution

Why did Mexican leaders loan a cannon to the Texians in Gonzales?

• To protect themselves from the Spanish

• To protect themselves from the Comanches

• To protect themselves from the French

• To protect themselves from the Americans

What action did Mexican Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea take regarding the cannon?

• He destroyed the cannon

• He sent a small group of soldiers to get the cannon back

• He ignored the situation

• He gave the cannon to another town

Who was the mayor of Gonzales who tried to stall the soldiers?

• Andrew Ponton

• Ugartechea

• San Antonio

• Texian Men

What did Ponton do to hide the cannon?

• Painted it

• Buried it

• Moved it to another town

• Covered it with leaves

What did Ugartechea do when he heard the Texians were preparing for a fight?

• He declared war.

• He sent more than a hundred men to get the cannon.

• He surrendered immediately.

• He ignored the situation.

Why couldn't the soldiers cross the Guadalupe River?

• The river was too deep.

• The bridge was destroyed.

• The Texians had taken all the boats.

• They were ambushed by the Texians.

What did the Mexicans decide to do when they were stuck on their side of the river?

• Cross the river

• Make camp down the river

• Build a bridge

• Retreat to the town

Who was the commander of the Mexicans?

• Santa Anna

• Castaneda

• Alamo

• Houston

To what number did the Texian men increase?

• 100

• 120

• 140

• 160

What did John Moore state the Texians were upholding?

• The American Constitution

• The Spanish Treaty

• The Mexican Federal Constitution

• The Texian Declaration