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UNIT 4 PEOPLE ID: Texas Revolution, Part 1 (On-Level)

Directions: Using your Textbook (Ch.10 + Index)and People Bank, complete the People Identifications below. Be sure to include the full names with correct spelling and capitalization.No abbreviations!NOTE: Don’t worry about accents!

  1. ______Mexican General and President that ignored the Constitution of 1824

and made himself dictator in 1835. His attempts to assert more control in Texas caused tension to grow.

  1. ______Mexican Lieutenant sent to retrieve the cannon at Gonzales from the

Texan rebels. He arranged for parley with Texas Colonel John H. Moore. But when fighting broke out, he ordered his troops to withdraw toward San Antonio.

  1. ______Texan that commanded the Army of the People of Texas volunteers as

they laid siege at San Antonio de Bexar. Chosen by the Consultation to be a commissioner to the U.S.A. to seek money and supplies for the Texans.

  1. ______Texas delegate at the Consultation that favored an immediate

declaration of independence from Mexico (along with William Harris Wharton). Chosen as governor of the Provisional Government.

  1. ______Texan that was named commander of only the regular army of Texas by

the Consultation. He was named commander-in-chief of the whole Texas military (regulars and volunteers) by the Convention of 1836. Also an adopted member of the Cherokee nation.

  1. ______Texas Captain that led a scouting company of Tejanos amongst the

volunteer Army of the People.

  1. ______Texas leader and former lawyer that captured from the Mexican forces

some 300 mules and horses grazing near the Medina River in early November 1835.

  1. ______Texas scout that reported that a Mexican cavalry and mule train were

heading toward San Antonio, which led to the “Grass Fight”.

  1. ______Texas empresario that helped capture Goliad and led one column of

troops into battle at San Antonio after giving his famous plea. Was killed during the third day of the Battle of San Antonio de Bexar.

  1. ______A free African American that served as a guide to Milam’s column in the

fight for San Antonio de Bexar.

  1. ______Elected as chairman of the Convention of 1836. Led the convention that

helped create the Texas Declaration of Independence and Texas Constitution.

  1. ______Delegate from Tennessee at the Convention of 1836 considered the sole

author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

  1. ______Delegate at the Convention of 1836 selected as president of the ad

interim government of Texas.