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Texas RevolutionB
Texas Revolution through annexation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gonzalez | Sight of the first battle of the Texas Revolution where there was a flag on a cannon that dared the Mexican soldiers to “Come and Take It”. |
| Convention of 1836 | A meeting held at Washington-on-the-Brazos where Texans wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare their independence from Mexico. |
| Petition | Make requests of the government |
| Bill of Rights | Certain rights that belong to all Texans |
| Runaway Scrape | When people in Texas fled eastward toward the United States. |
| Battle of San Jacinto | The sight of the last battle of the Texas Revolution which caused Santa Anna to surrender and Texas to win the revolution. |
| Treaty | A formal agreement between two countries |
| Treaty of Velasco | The treaty Santa Anna signed where he agreed to end the fighting against Texas, exchange prisoners of war, and remove all Mexican forces from Texas. |
| Republic | A type of government in which citizens choose leaders to represent them. |
| Congress | A group of elected representatives to make the nation’s laws. |
| Tax | Money paid to the government in exchange for services |
| Debt | Money owed to others |
| Annexation | Join with and become part of another country |
| Resolution | A decision |
| Legislature | A group of people who make new laws |
| Sam Houston | Leader of the Texas army during the Texas Revolution and first president of the Republic of Texas and governor of Texas |
| Juan Seguin | Tejano leader who joined the Texans’ fight for independence from Mexico |
| Erastus “Deaf” Smith | Scout for Sam Houston during the Texas Revolution |
| William B. Travis | Texans' leader at the Alamo |
| Susanna Dickinson | Alamo survivor who is said to have helped carry word of the fall of the Alamo to Sam Houston. |
| David Crockett | Led a group of volunteers from Tennessee to fight at the Alamo. He died at the battle. |
| James Bowie | Colonel who readied the troops for The Alamo battle but became sick before the battle and gave leadership to William Travis |
| Anson Jones | Last president of the Republic of Texas |
| David G. Burnet | First president of the Republic of Texas |
| Stephen F. Austin | Known as the “father” of Texas |
| Jane Long | Known as the "mother" of Texas |
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