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Questions for Chapter 7
Sections: 1,2,3,and 4
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History
7th Grade
12/04/2007

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How many died at the Goliad Massacre?
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340

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San Antonio de Valero is the same thing as...
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the Alamo

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How is Francita Alavez remembered?
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as the Angel of Goliad

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Which battle marked the start of the Texas Revolution?
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The Battle of Gonzales

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On which river is Gonzales located?

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the Guadalupe

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What problem faced the Texas government in early 1836?
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Leaders had serious disagreements

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Who eventually took full command of the Alamo?
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William Travis

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The flag at Gonzales said Come and Take It. It was...

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a cannon
 
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Houston left Gonzales and headed...
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north toward Anglo Texas

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Which best describes the Permanent Council?
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the first state governmant of Texas

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The Texas Revolution was similar to the American Revolution in...
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the fight against tyranny.

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How important did Bowie consider the Alamo to be?
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extremely important

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Who juided the Texas rebels into San Antonio to attack?
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Hendrick Arnold, a free African American

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What happened to David Crockett during the battle for the Alamo?
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No one knows.

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At Goliad in 1835,
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the Texans won quickly.

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the Consultation announced that Texans were fighting for...
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the Constitution of 1824.

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Who pledged VICTORY OR DEATH at the Alamo?
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William Travis

 
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Why did Santa Anna spare the lige of Susanna Dickinson?
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so that she could tell of the defeat at the Alamo.

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The goals of both the American and Texas revolutions...
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changed over time.
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Which of the folloing is a way that the Texas Revolutuion differed from the American Revolution?
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The two sides fighting in Texas came from different cultures.
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Ugartechea wanted the cannon at Gonzales to...
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prevent rebels from using it.
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Who were the "Old 18"?
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Texans who prevented the Mexicans from taking the cannon.

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Who fired the frist shot at Gonzales?

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Texas rebels
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What was one reason the Texans wanted to capture Goliad?
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To seixe the supplies there.
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Why was the Provisional Government weak?
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The governor and General Council did not agree on goals.
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What was one drawback to the victory at San Antonio?
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Texans became overconfident.
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The Provisional Government fell apart over an argument about...
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how to use the army and whether to attack Matamoros.
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Who was the main commander at the Alamo when Santa Anna attacked?
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Travis
 
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What happend when Santa Anna's army first reached the Alamo?
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Santa Anna told the Texans to surrender, but they refused.
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Why did the Texans want to defent the Alamo?

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It controled an important road.
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What happened while the battle of the Alamo was being fought?

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Texans leaders declared independence.
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What happend to Houston's army as it moved north?
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It grew larger, as more Texans joined.
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What impact did the massacre at Goliad have on Texans?
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They began to see Santa Anna as cruel and brutal.
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What was the Runaway Scrape?
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the flight of Native Americans who wanted to avoid the fighting.
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