9.2 Texas Independence

EQ: Explain the process of Texas gaining its independence
Write 6 higher level questions (Focus on level 2 and 3) / 1. What did Mexico’s colonization laws offer people willing to settle in Northern Texas?
2. What did the laws require of these new settlers?
3. Why did many Mexicans distrust the new settlers?
4. Who was the most successful agent of colonization?
5. Describe Mexico’s response to the Edward’s Rebellion in 1830.
6. Who denounced Mexico’s Constitution of 1824 and named himself dictator?
7. What were the causes of the problems with the Mexican Army?
8. Describe what happened at the Battle of the Alamo.
9. What was the result of the battle at Goliad?
10. When did Santa Anna make his critical mistake?
11. What were the results, for both sides, of the Battle of Jacinto?
12.Define Annexation
13. Why did Northern members of Congress oppose admitting Texas into the Union?
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Accommodated 9.2 Texas Independence

EQ: Explain the process of Texas gaining its independence
1. Describe the rules new Mexican settlers had to follow when settling in the Texas region.
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3. Why were settlers upset at Santa Anna and the Mexican government?
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5. Why is the Battle of the Alamo an important loss for the Texas Army?
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  1. By 1821 where had the Spanish-speaking inhabitants of Texas already established settlements? (p.300 ¶1)
  2. Why did Mexico decide to invite Americans and other foreigners to settle in the Texas region?(p.301 ¶1)
  3. What were the elements of the National Colonization Act?(p.301 ¶2)
  4. Why did many Mexicans distrust the new settlers? (p.301 ¶5)
  5. Why did Benjamin Edwards lead a rebellion against Mexican authority?(p. 301 ¶5)
  6. How did Mexico respond to Edwards’s call for revolution? (p.301 ¶6)
  7. What problems did the American settlers see with Mexico’s response to Edwards’s action? (p.301 ¶7)
  8. Who denounced Mexico’s Constitution of 1824 and made himself dictator? (p.302 ¶3)
  9. What were the causes of the problems with the Mexican army? (p.302 ¶4)
  10. Where did the Texan army enjoy its first taste of victory? (p.302 ¶4)
  11. What happened at the Alamo? (p.303 ¶2)
  12. What was the result, for the Americans, of the battle of Goliad? (p.303 ¶3)
  13. When did Santa Anna make his critical mistake? (p.303 ¶5)
  14. What were the results, for both sides, of the Battle of San Jacinto? (p.304 ¶2)
  15. What is annexation? (p.304 ¶3)
  16. Why did many Northern members of Congress oppose admitting Texas to the Union? (p.304 ¶3)

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