(5) Texas Revolt

a mission used as a fort

Alamo

dictator of Mexico

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

three hundred fifty Texans massacred

Goliad

Why did President Andrew Jackson not want to admit Texas into the Union?

He feared it would cause trouble with Mexico.

Texas

Lone Star Republic

Why did the Mexican government allow U.S. citizens to immigrate into Texas?

Mexico wanted industries to be brought by the immigrants.

Select the reasons that Texas was considered a desirable place in the West.

Most of the Louisiana Territory had been set aside for the Indians. Other western land was considered barren waste.

commander of the Texas Army

Sam Houston

The Texas Revolt began when Texan-Americans attacked and defeated a group of Mexican soldiers in

San Antonio

where Santa Anna was captured

San Jacinto

brought more than two thousand people to Texas

Stephen Austin

Why did Jackson's successor, President Van Buren, not want to admit Texas into the Union?

Texas would be a slave state if admitted.

What action regarding Texas did President Tyler take on his last day in office?

The action that Tyler took on his last day in office was that he signed a resolution passed by congress that brought Texas into the Union.

The battle had begun on February 23, 1836, and by March 5 the Texans were unable to return fire because ammunition was low. Convinced that the mission could now be assaulted, Santa Anna planned his attack. On March 6, 1836, the Mexican troops, after being beaten back twice, succeeded in scaling the Alamo's walls. The Texans, now completely out of ammunition, used their muskets as clubs and fought with their fists until all but six were dead. Santa Anna ordered these men killed also. The battle was over, the Alamo was taken, and Santa Anna had lost more than fifteen hundred men. All 187 Texans defending the Alamo had been killed. These included such famous men as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.

True

the president who annexed Texas

Tyler

Texan commander of the Alamo

William Travis

joining or adding to something

annexation

a person from one country who comes to live in another

immigrant

an afternoon rest or nap

siesta

Select the steps that Mexico took to prevent losing control of Texas that angered the Americans there.

stopped American immigration to Texas placed import taxes on American goods tried to free the slaves in Texas prohibited freedom to worship

How did the defeats at the Alamo and Goliad affect support for the Texas revolt?

support increased