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The arrival of who brought additional troops and increased the number of Mexican soldiers in San Antonio to 650
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General Cos
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local groups sharing political and military information; kept colonists informed
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Committees of Correspondence
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Where the first conflict between Mexican troops and Texan colonists took place.
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Gonzales
aka: the "Lexington of Texas" |
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The first battle of the American Revolution took place at ...
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Lexington, Massachusetts
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He was the Mexican commander at San Antonio and ordered the people of Gonzales to surrender their small brass cannon.
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Colonel Ugartechea
(oo/gahr/teh/CHAY/ah) |
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The Mexican troops arrived at Gonzales and were met by 160 armed Texans commanded by...
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Colonel John H. Moore
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Who was called upon to take command of 300 Texans assembled in Gonzales?
What were these men known as? |
Stephen F. Austin
______________________ Army of the People |
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What means to set up a military blockade around something?
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Seige
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The Texans that were not part of the troops met where?
And at a ....? |
San Felipe
____________________ Consultation |
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Who at the Consulant favored the immediate declaration of independence from Mexico?
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The War Party
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Who at the Consulant agreed to Texans should oppose Santa Anna, but objected to an immediate declararion of independence
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The Peace Party
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Was created after adopting the Declaoration of the People; aka: temporary government
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Provisional Government
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The Provisional Government consisted of 3 things....
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Governor
Lieutenant Governor General Council |
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These are locally governed areas ; There was one representative from each of these that served on the General Council
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Municipalities
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Who was chosen the Governor of the Provisional Government?
The Lieutenant Governor? |
Henry Smith
_____________________ James W. Robinson |
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What did the Consultation agree to create that would have full-time, paid soldiers?
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A regular army
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Who was chosen to command the regular army?
Did he have authorityl over the volunteer army too? |
Sam Houston
__________________ No |
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Can you name 3 things that Sam Houston was known to have been or done?
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He lived among the Cherokees at times
He served in the war of 1812 He was a District Attorney, a US Congressman, and the Governor of Tennessee |
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Who were the three people chosen as commissioners to represent Texas in the United States?
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Stephen F Austin
William H Wharton Branch T Archer |
