Why did Texans plan to break away from Mexico?

• They wanted to return to being a colony of Spain.

• They made a deal with Andrew Jackson that the United States would annex Texas.

• They wanted to create a new independent country where all people who have equal rights.

• They did not wish to follow Mexican laws regarding religion and slavery.

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What role did David Crockett play in the Texas War for Independence?

• David Crockett led the Texans in the Battle of the Alamo.

• David Crockett was elected the first president of Texas.

• David Crockett sent troops to San Antonio to punish the Texan rebels.

• David Crockett opposed annexing Texas because it was a slave state.

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Why did Texans rally around the cry “Remember the Alamo”?

• Santa Anna’s forces killed all of the Texans who fought to defend the Alamo.

• The Texans wanted to celebrate their victory against Mexican forces at the Alamo.

• The United States sent support to the Texan rebels after the Battle of the Alamo.

• Santa Anna agreed to recognize Texas’s independence after the Battle of the Alamo.

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Why did Americans begin to settle in Texas after 1821?

• Many Americans feared that the federal government was going to outlaw slavery in the United States.

• Many Americans opposed Santa Anna’s treatment of the Tejanos and wanted to fight to end this injustice.

• Gold was discovered in Mexico and many Americans traveled there in search of wealth.

• The Mexican government offered large plots of land to people who would agree to settle there.

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What was Sam Houston’s role in the Texas War for Independence?

• Sam Houston was the commander in chief of the Republic of Texas’s army.

• Sam Houston was an American general who supported the Texan fight for independence.

• Sam Houston was a U.S. Congressman who supported annexing Texas.

• Sam Houston brought 300 American families to settle in Texas in 1821.

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Match the images from the Texas War for Independence

• David Crockett

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• Battle of the Alamo

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• General Santa Ana

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• Sam Houston

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• Texas Territory

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Identify the geographic locations of Westward Expansion.

a

b

c

d

e

Gadsden Purchase

Oregon Territory

Louisiana Purchase

Texas Annex

Mexican Cession

What is a tejano?

• American living in Texas

• Mexican living in Texas

• African American living in Texas

• Captain in the Mexican army

Which of the following is not one of the three colonization laws the Mexican government instituted?

• Learn Spanish

• Follow Mexican Laws

• Convert to Catholicism

• Convert to Buddhism

In 1833 this man became President of Mexico?

• Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Porfirio Diaz

• Benito Juarez