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32 Cards in this Set
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texas fought against Santa Anna because he
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a.demanded that Texans pay taxes on U.S. goods
b. he wanted more power than the constitution gave him c. he sent troops into Texas |
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what battle gave Texans the courage to start a revolution
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Gonazles
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Santa Anna demanded that the Texas pay taxes on goods from the US so that
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Texans would trade only with Mexico
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The Texans attacked the Mexican fort at Goliad to
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protect settlers from Mexican soldiers
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led an attack on Mexican soldiers in San Antonio in December 1835
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Ben Milan
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at the constitution at San Felipe, the
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people at the meeting created a temporty goverment for Texas
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The convention of 1836 was an important metting because
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the leaders declared Texas independent of Mexico
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the Texas bill of rights did the following
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a. did not grant rights to African Americans
b. stated Texas had freedom of speech c. gave Texas freedom of religion |
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Santa anna attacked the Alamo because he was
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furious that the Texans had taken it from general Cos
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santa Anna and his soldiers entered the Alamo on Feb. 24, 1836 to defeat the
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Texas amry and stop the revolution
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the following 3 events occured at the Alamo
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a. music was played that meant there would be no mercy shown to the texans
b. Santa Annas men climbed wooden ladders to get over the walls c. Travis sent a letter to the people of Texas and All asking for help |
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the balltle cry of Sam Houston's army was
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Remeber the Alamo and Remember Goliad
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the Texans at the Alamo did not know that the
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Texas had written a Declaration of Independence
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During the "Runaway Scrape" the Texas settlers fled eastward because
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they were afraid of Santa Annas troops
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The San Jacinto monument is a reminder of the
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Texans victory in the last battle of the Texas Revolution
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what was paid off in the Battle of San Jacinto
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the decision to attack Santa Anna first
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the following are part of the Treaty of Velasco
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a. Mexico would stop fighting against Texas
b. Mexico would remove all its troops (forces) from Texas c.Texas would exchange prisoners of war with Mexico |
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the main reason the nation of Texas was in debt was because
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money owed to other had been used to buy weapons
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in 1835, Mexican soldiers were sent to the town of Gonzales to get a
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cannon
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The people put a white flag on it that said,
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"Come and take it"
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Texans celebrate March 2nd as
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Texas Indepdance Day
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on Febuary 1836_________, the president of Mexico, and about 50000 soldiers marched to the Alamo in San Antonio
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Santa Anna
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the texan commander at the Alamo was
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William B Travis
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Who came from Tennesse to fight for Texas freedom
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Davy Crockett
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famous for his knife ________, became ill while at the Alamo
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James Bowie
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who was the last Texanto enter the Alamo
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James Bonham
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there were about _____ Texas defenders at the Alamo against about 5000 mexican soldiers
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185
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the battle of the Alamo was fought on
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March 6, 1836
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Santa Anna went ________, a survivor of the Alamo, to Sam Houston to tell hinm of the Mexican victory
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Susanna Dickison
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Santa Anna's soldiers massacared
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General James Fannin and his men at Goliad
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The final battle of the Texas Revolution was the
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Battle of San Jacinto
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the leader of the Texas army at the battle of San Jacinto was
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Sam Houston
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