Chapter 9

Lesson One

  1. Where is the control in a Centralist government?
  2. What is a land speculator
  3. Who had the the Mexican government awarded the Nacogdoches land grant?
  4. What happened to settlers who did not have a clear title to their land in Haden Edwards’ colony?
  5. What was disagreement about the mayor of Nacogdoches?
  6. What was the effect of The Mexican government canceled Haden Edwards’s land grant.
  7. What was the cause of Mexican officials sent troops to Nacogdoches.
  8. What was the effect of Mexican troops from San Antonio approached Nacogdoches.
  9. List four details about the Main Idea: The goal of the Law of April 6, 1830, was to limit the power of the United States in Texas.
  10. List four details about the Main Idea: Anglo American settlers did not like the Law of April 6, 1830.

Lesson two

  1. What caused the conflict at Anahuac?
  2. What happened when Bradburn tried to collect taxes on ships on the Brazos River?
  3. Who was arrested in May of 1832 and why?
  4. What effect did these arrests have on the relationship between Mexico and Texas?
  5. Where did the Texans set up camp?
  6. What resolutions did the Texans adopt in June of 1832? What were they?
  7. What happened when Bradburn asked other Mexican commanders for help in fighting the Texans?
  1. John Austin and a group of Texans got a______at Brazoria, which they were trying to bring to Anahuac by ship.
  2. Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea and his men would not let the Texans pass at______.
  3. ______resigned as president of Mexico because the______government was losing many battles to the Federalist challengers.
  4. In 1833______took power as president of Mexico.
  5. At the Convention of 1832,______from the Anglo American settlements met.
  6. The Convention of 1832 was led by______.
  7. The Convention agreed to send several requests to the______; however, these were never delivered.
  8. At the Convention of 1833, in addition to resolutions, delegates wrote a state______.
  9. The committee that wrote the draft was led by______, who was also chosen to deliver it to officials in Mexico.

Lesson three

Where was each leader from Mexico or Texas and what he did…..

1. Stephen F. Austin

2. Santa Anna

3. Ramón Músquiz

4. Peter W. Grayson and Spencer H. Jack

5. Juan Almonte

What were the five causes of the Texans calling for and holding a consultation which was held at Washington-on-the-Brazos.

CHAPTER 10

Lesson one

Which battle occurred after Concepción was leadby SFA and was the result of lack of artillery?

Which battle was fought over a cannon, occurred on October 2, 1835, and a victory for Texas

Which battle was 30 minutes long, occurred at a strategic location, and a victory for Texas

  1. Where was the Consultation of 1835 held?
  2. Why was this location chosen?
  3. What important decision did delegates face as the Consultation began?
  4. With what two parties did delegates align themselves?
  5. What was the statement of principles adopted by the Consultation called?
  6. Who did delegates blame for their troubles with Mexico?
  7. What did delegates offer to people who would fight alongside them?
  8. What were the three parts of the Texas provisional government?
  9. To which party did Henry Smith belong, and to which party did most of the members of the general council belong?
  10. What roles were Sam Houston and Stephen Austin assigned?
  11. What was the cause of each of the following events:
  • Grass Fight,
  • Edward Burleson thought about ending the siege of San Antonio.
  • Benjamin Milam organized an attack on San Antonio.

Lesson Two

1. Why were members of the War Party and the Peace Party unable reached a compromise during the fight for San Antonio.

2. Who wanted Texas to declare independence from Mexico.

3. What was the goal for Matamoros.

4. What were the disputes surrounding the Matamores expedition.

5. Why did Governor Smith and the general council disagreed over the expedition.

6. What was the result of the Matamores expedition for the Texan army..

7. What was the reaction of the provisional government heard news that Santa Anna was marching toward San Antonio.

8. Who (which body) voted to hold a convention of the people in the spring.

9. What was the result of the decision of the general council.

10. What was the relationship between members of the provisional government and the governor during February 1836.

LESSON Three

Complete the list by writing one interesting or important detail about each person, place, or date associated with the Convention of 1836.

  1. Washington-on-the-Brazos:
  2. March 1, 1836:
  3. Gonzales and Goliad:
  4. José Antonio Navarro:
  5. Sam Houston:
  6. Samuel P. Carson:
  7. Richard Ellis:
  8. H. S. Kimble:
  9. George Childress:
  10. March 2, 1836:

Main Idea The U.S. Declaration of Independence served as a model for the Texas Declaration of Independence.Detail______

Main Idea The Texas Constitution contained a Bill of Rights that guaranteed basic rights.

Detail______

Main Idea Some features of the Texas Constitution were based on practices common in Spanish and Mexican law courts.Detail______

Use your text to answer these questions about how Mexico’s invasion affected the new government of Texas.

1.Why didn’t delegates approve the Texas Constitution?

2. What was the last act of the Convention of 1836?

3. Who was put in charge of the volunteers and the regular army?

4. When did delegates learn that the Alamo had fallen?

5. When did the convention end?

6. Why did the convention end?

7.Who immediately left Washington-on-the-Brazos and headed southeast?

8. What first took place at Harrisburg?

9. Within what modern city is Harrisburg now located?

10. What happened when Santa Anna approached Harrisburg?