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December Benchmark
7th Grade Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The region of Texas where Houston is located | the coastal plains |
| The region of Texas where Fort Worth and Arlington are located | the North central plains |
| The Texas city you can go visit the Alamo | San Antonio |
| Reasons why Spain established colonies in the New World | to spread Catholicism, to build Catholic missions, to find gold and riches, and to gain land |
| How Spain still influences life in Texas | Spanish food, cattle ranching methods, and Spanish missions are still used today |
| French colonists | focused on trading fur |
| How Mexican government encouraged settlement of Texas | offered empresario land grants to people |
| What caused the Spanish to see the US as a threat during Spanish colonization? | Louisiana Purchase and Westward expansion |
| The battle that started the Texas Revolution between Texans and Mexico | the Battle of Gonzalez |
| What the Mexican Army wanted to capture at the Battle of Gonzales | a cannon from the Texans which is where the phrase "Come and Take It" came from |
| What got Stephen F. Austin arrested and sent to prison | his letter telling Texans to form their own government |
| Republic of Fredonia | what was created when Haden and Benjamin Edwards rebelled against the Mexican government |
| Commander of the Alamo where the Texans were way out numbered by the Mexican Army | William B. Travis |
| What William B. Travis asked for in a letter while the attack of the Alamo was going on | reinforcements (help from more soldiers |
| Who won/lost the Battle of the Alamo | Mexico won, Texans lost |
| Did William B. Travis's letter for help fall on deaf ears? | No, it caused more support for the Texas Revolution that eventually led to our independence from Mexico |
| James Fannin | led the Texan Army at the Battle of Goliad |
| Sam Houston | He and his soldiers won the final major victory at the Battle of San Jacinto |
| Santa Anna | leader of the Mexican Army who attacked the Alamo but was captured at the Battle of San Jacinto |
| last major battle of the Texas Revolution | the Battle of San Jacinto |
| Why was the Battle of San Jacinto important | Texas gained its independence from Mexico |
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