Unit 4 - practice test Flashcards

1
Q
    • Mexican soldiers were sent by Santa Anna to Gonzales to reclaim a ______ given to the colonists. - -

A. cannon

B. piece of land

C. fort

D. flag

A

A. cannon

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    • In response to Santa Anna sending forces to Gonzales, the Texians put up a(n) _____ that said, “Come and Take It.” - -

A. sign

B. flag

C. wall

A

B. flag

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3
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    • A major reason people moved to Texas was because ______ was cheaper in Texas than in other parts of the United States. - -

A. food

B. cattle

C. land

A

C. land

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4
Q
    • Which of these was NOT agreed upon by the delegates at the 1832 convention? - -

A. Texas should become a state within Mexico.

B. Texas should become part of the United States.

C. The Mexican government should let Texians rule themselves.

D. Immigration from the United States should continue to be allowed.

A

A. Texas should become a state within Mexico.

B. Texas should become part of the United States.

C. The Mexican government should let Texians rule themselves.

D. Immigration from the United States should continue to be allowed.

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5
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    • ______ encouraged his soldiers by exclaiming, “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!” - -

A. Vicente Filisola

B. Sam Houston

C. Sidney Sherman

A

A. Vicente Filisola

B. Sam Houston

C. Sidney Sherman

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    • The first group of colonists to settle the Austin colony were called ______. - -

A. “The Austin Three Hundred”

B. “The Old Three Hundred”

C. “Texians of Austin”

A

A. “The Austin Three Hundred”

B. “The Old Three Hundred”

C. “Texians of Austin”

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    • a person given land by the Mexican government to give to settlers - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

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    • a Mexican person living in Texas - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

C. Tejano

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    • the mayor of a Spanish town - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

A. empresario

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10
Q
    • the means of keeping one alive - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

B. subsistence

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    • a person chosen to speak for a group - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

J. delegate

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    • an attempt by the people to replace their government- -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

D. revolution

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    • the surrounding of a city or fort in order to wait for its surrender - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

F. siege

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14
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    • a formal statement - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

H. declaration

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    • a government where the people choose their leaders - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

I. republic

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16
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    • a formal agreement between countries - -

A. empresario

B. subsistence

C. Tejano

D. revolution

E. alcalde

F. siege

G. treaty

H. declaration

I. republic

J. delegate

A

G. treaty

17
Q
    • The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at ______. - -

A. Washington-on-the-Brazos

B. The Battle of San Jacinto

C. San Antonio

A

A. Washington-on-the-Brazos

18
Q
    • When settlers panicked after the defeat of the Alamo and fled their homes, it became known as the ______. - -

A. Runaway Scrape

B. Time of Darkness

C. Spring Retreat

A

A. Runaway Scrape

19
Q
    • remembered as the “Father of Texas” - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

20
Q
    • chosen as the leader of the Texas army; defeated Santa Anna - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

H. Stephen F. Austin

21
Q
    • the needless killing of Texians at Presidio de la Bahía by Santa Anna - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

H. Goliad Massacre

22
Q
    • colonel in charge of the 350 men at Presidio de la Bahía - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

H. Stephen F. Austin

23
Q
    • reported the news of the Alamo defeat to other Texians - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

F. Susanna Dickinson

24
Q
    • a politician, frontiersman, soldier, and American hero who died at the Alamo - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

H. Stephen F. Austin

25
Q
    • the first President of the Republic of Texas - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

H. Stephen F. Austin

26
Q
    • President of Mexico; led the Mexican Army at the Alamo; was defeated at San Jacinto; signed the Treaty of Velasco - -

A. Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

C. David G. Burnet

D. James W. Fannin

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

F. Susanna Dickinson

G. Goliad Massacre

F. Stephen F. Austin

A

E. Antonio López de Santa Anna

27
Q
    • The _____ flag was the third flag to fly over Texas. - -

A. Mexican

B. Lone Star

C. French

A

A. Mexican

B. Lone Star

C. French

28
Q
    • ______ is a Spanish word meaning “cottonwood tree.” - -

A. Jacinto

B. Alcalde

C. Alamo

A

A. Jacinto

B. Alcalde

C. Alamo

29
Q
    • Santa Anna tried to escape after the Battle of San Jacinto by _____. - -

A. paying money to a Texian soldier

B. stealing a horse

C. dressing up as a common soldier

A

C. dressing up as a common soldier

30
Q
    • Sam Houston was shot in the ______ at the Battle of San Jacinto.- -

A. ankle

B. leg

C. arm

A

A. ankle

31
Q
    • _____ was known as the “Mother of Texas” because she gave birth to the first child born in Texas to parents from the United States. - -

A. Joanna Newton

B. Jane Long

C. Suzanne Dickinson

A

A. Joanna Newton

B. Jane Long

C. Suzanne Dickinson

32
Q
    • All of the following were groups who were at the Alamo EXCEPT ______. - -

A. George C. Kimball and 32 men from Gonzales

B. James Bowie and his 25 men

C. Davy Crockett and 12 Tennesseeans

D. Sam Houston and 350 men

A

A. George C. Kimball and 32 men from Gonzales

B. James Bowie and his 25 men

C. Davy Crockett and 12 Tennesseeans

D. Sam Houston and 350 men

33
Q
    • Sam Houston’s most trusted scout and spy was a hero of the Texas Revolution named Erastus “_____” Smith. - -

A. Deaf

B. Loyal

C. Silent

A

A. Deaf