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In 1835, In an abandoned mission called the ___, a small group of Texas rebels are defeated by Mexican troops under the leadership of ___.

Alamo

In reaction, Mexican president ___ suspends the Mexican constitution and imprisons him.

Antonio L-pez de Santa Anna

Who seized power in an 1834 Mexico City revolt?

Antonio López de Santa Anna

From 1821 to 1824, ___ leads the first of several groups of American settlers to a fertile area between the Brazos and Colorado rivers, where "no drunkard, no gambler, no swearer, and no idler" would be allowed.

Stephen F. Austin

In 1835, the ___ erupts, pitting Texans eager for independence from Mexico against the government of Mexico.

Texas Revolution

In the 1820s, Mexico invited American settlers into

Texas.

Which of the following was a condition placed on American settlers moving to Texas?

all of the above

In 1838, Sam Houston asks the United States to ___ the Republic of Texas into the United States.In 1845, the ___ is dissolved when Texas becomes the twenty-eighth state in the Union.

annex

When Lieutenant Colonel Travis gave this message, he was asking for

anyone who could, to come to the Alamo to help take a stand against the Mexican Army.

Under Mexican rule, the main appeal Texas held for American settlers was

cheap land.

Under the National Colonization Act, Mexico gave 26 empresarios large grants of Texas land in exchange for a promise to

fill the land with a number of settlers.

After winning independence from Mexico, most Texans voted

for annexation.

Who were the empresarios of Texas?

land agents

From 1821 to 1824, seeking to improve its economy and protect its northern territory, Mexico offers ___ to anyone bringing settlers to Texas.

land grants

The battle most responsible for winning Texas its freedom from Mexico took place

near the San Jacinto River.

battles of the war with Mexico, the battle of ____ was the final decisive battle in the struggle for Texas independence.

San Jacinto

above, the battle fought in ____ dealt the most devasting blow against Texan forces.

Goliad

In 1836, the ___, having declared its independence from Mexico elects ___ as its first president.

Republic of Texas

In 1835, At the Battle of San Jacinto, a group of Texas rebels under the leadership of ___ surprises and defeats a larger force of Mexicans, capturing the Mexican leader ___.

Sam Houston

What Texan leader defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?

Sam Houston

Based on the map above, which of the following statements is most accurate?

Three major battle victories for Mexican forces took place in the same month.

Stephen Austin was an empresario.

True

The Mexican government assumed that the American settlers in Texas would eventually come to see Mexico as their own country.

True

In 1833, Stephen Austin goes to Mexico City to present petitions for more ___ for Texas.

self-government

Within the United States, conflicts over what delayed the annexation of Texas?

the balance of free and slave states

The Mexican government imprisoned Stephen Austin for

treason.

In the mid-1830s, both Anglo-Texans and Tejanos

wanted independent control of their own affairs.

In April 1836, General Santa Anna

was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto.


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