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Texas Revolution and Mexican American War
Texas Revolution and Mexican American War
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1
How much did the U.S pay during the Gadsden Purchase?
$10 million
$16 million
$11 million
$18 million
2
What advantage did the Mexicans have during Texas' war for independence?
Courage
Weapons
Better tactics
More people
3
What was the deciding battle of the Texas Revolution?
The Battle of Conception
Battle of San Antonio
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
4
What formally ended the Mexican-American War?
THE GADSDEN PURCHASE
THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO
THE MEXICAN CESSION
THE GUADALUPE HIDALGO TREATY
5
Which of these is the site of the execution of some 350 Texas independence fighters?
Gonzales
Galveston
Golgotha
Goliad
6
Who was the leader of the rebellion in California?
James Fannin
Jim Bowie
John C. Fremont
Santa Anna
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True or False? Santa Anna lived through the Texas Revolution.
True
False
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Where was the Texas Declaration of Independence signed?
Texas
California
San Antonio
Washington
10
Who did people blame for the Mexican-American War?
General Zachary Taylor
General Kearny
General Winfild
Polk
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Where was Santa Anna's army finally defeated?
Chapultepec
Veracruz
Monterrey
Santa Fe
12
Why did Texans claim independence from the Mexicans?
Mexico still enslaved people
Mexico banned american settlement
Texans were discriminated
Mexicans killed many Americans
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What does siege mean?
When a force surrounds a city or fort
When a force peacefully protests
When a force silently attacks a city or fort
When a force rushes into a city or fort
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How much did the U.S pay Mexico when it ceded its land?
$20 thousand
$18 million
$18 thousand
$20 million
15
Why was Santa Anna captured alive?
So he could sign Texas' independence papers
So he could be executed
So he could be tortured
So he could help rule Texas
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What helped the U.S reach Manifest Destiny? (in this chapter)
Gadsden Purchase
Santa Anna's Death
Mexican cession
Louisiana Purchase
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What does annex mean?
To want something
To regain something
to take away something
to add something
18
What else was the Battle of Gonzales called?
The Great Depression
The First Deadly Battle
The Lexington of Texas
The Texas Revolt
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From whom did the Americans claim independence from?
California
America
Mexico
Great Britain
20
When was Texas' Declaration of Independence written?
1863
1836
1835
1837
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Who was the U.S president during the Mexican-American War?
Santa Anna
Donald Trump
James K. Polk
John Taylor
22
Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Santa Anna
Jim Bowie
John C. Fremont
Sam Houston
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When did the Declaration get approved?
The next day
After the war
The same day
Never got approved
24
What advantage did the U.S and rebels have against Mexico?
Deadly long range weapons
Expert training
Courage
More people
25
What was the response from the defenders of the Gonzales cannon?
“Take a leap!”
“If you want it, here it is!”
“Come and take it!”
“Victory or death!”
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Besides Texas who else rebelled against Mexican rule and became part of the U.S?
Mexico
Great Britain
The French
California
