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30 Cards in this Set
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Atrocity
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a cruel and brutal act
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reinforcements
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more troops sent in to help
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compromise
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an agreement in which each side gives up something of what it wants in order to gain something more important
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Provisional Government
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a short term government
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siege
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a military strategy in which an army surrounds a town or fort bombards it and waits for a surrender
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infantry
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soldiers trained and armed to fight on foot
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cavalry
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soldiers on horseback
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alcalde
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a Mexican official much like a mayor
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Lexington of Texas
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the nickname given to the battle of Gonzales
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tactical retreat
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an organized pullback of troops from an enemy to gain an advantage
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One difference between the American Revolution and the Texas Revolution is that the duration of the Texas Revolution was ___ months where as the American Revolution lasted ___ years
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7,6
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The Texans capture at Goliad was important because they were able to take control of the ____ and the needed ________ there
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fort, supplies
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Most of the people who arrived in Texas from the United States felt that Texas should be _____ from Mexico
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independent
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The consultation reached a _______ and decided that the goal for the Texas Revolution was to restore the ______ of 1824
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compromise, constitution
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The ______ Government got its name because it was only a temporary government
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Provisional
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The Provisional Government was weak because the Governor and counsel could not _____ on the goals of war
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agree
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the Texans were able to capture San Antonio after a long ___
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siege
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The positive result of this war was that it drove all _____ troops out of Texas
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Mexican
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the negative result of this war was that it made Texas over ____
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confident
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The consultation placed ____in charge of the regular army
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Houston
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The Alamo is located in ___ _____
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San Antonio
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The Texans wanted to defend the Alamo because it controlled an important _____ into Texas
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road
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While the battle of the Alamo was being fought, the leaders of Texas declared _____ from Mexico
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independence
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The Texas army was much ____ than the Mexican army
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smaller
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Santa Anna threatened to ____ the Texan defenders of the Alamo if they didn't _____
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Kill, surrender
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Travis answered the threat with a ____ shot to let Santa Anna know that he would never _____
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cannon, surrender
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The effect of the peoples bravery at of the Alamo's defenders had on the fight for independence is that it inspired the other Texans to keep ____
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fighting
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when Santa Anna advanced Houston called a ______ _____ so he could delay fighting and strengthen his troops
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tactical retreat
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the effect of the massacre at ____was that it convinced Texans that Santa Anna was brutal
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Goliad
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the runaway scrape was the ____of the Anglo away from Santa Anna's army
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flight
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