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19 Cards in this Set
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After the council overrode the veto of Governor Smith and set a date for the convention, what did the Texans hope?
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That Santa Anna would make no movement towards Texas until after the convention.
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Where was the convention held?
When was the convention? |
Washington -on-the-Brazos
___________________ March 1, 1836 |
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Who were the two native Texans at the convention
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Jose Antonio Navarro
Jose Francisco Ruiz |
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Who were the three native-born Texans elected delegates but did not attend
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Gaspar Flores
Erasmo Seguin Jose Maria Carbajal |
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There were 5 members that attended the convention that were not from the states. Where were they from?
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Mexico
Ireland Scotland, England, Cananda |
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Who wrote the declaration of Independence from Mexico?
Where was he from? |
George C. Childress
__________________ Tennessee |
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When is Texas Independence Day?
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March 2
The declaration was signed on March 2 1836 |
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What did the Texas Declaration of Independence charge?
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Texans charged they had been deprived:
freedom of religion the right to trial by jury the right to bear arms right to petition government Mexico did not provide an education system and these protests were met with force |
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How many branches of government did the Constitution of Texas provide for and what are they?
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the executive branch (chief governing officer)
the legislative (lawmaking) the judicial (court) |
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What does "to petition" mean?
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to request
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What are "civil rights"?
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guarenteed freedoms
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What was included in the Texas constitution that guarenteed freedoms?
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A Bill of Rights
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What were some of the civil rights that were in the Bill of rights?
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freedom of speech
freedom of the press freedom of religion trial by jury |
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What were two things in the constitution were based on practices common in Spanish-Mexican law courts?
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recognizing that property was jointly owned by husbands and wives
measures to help people in debt |
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What was the "strange position" that the African-Americans who fought in the war faced?
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They were unable to live freely in the state that they, a free people, had help liberate (free)
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What is a temporary government called?
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ad interim government
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Who was chosen the ad interim president of the temporary government?
Who was the commander in chief of the army? |
David G. Burnet
_______________ Sam Houston |
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Was Sam Houston in charge of both the volunteers and the regular army?
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yes
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What was the last act of the convention?
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To elect officers for an ad interim government
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