Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Texas History Fort Burrows Chapter 8 Vocabulary ratified – bicameral – unitary – ad interim – veto – protégé – adjutant – dictator – courier – skirmish – siesta – war council – manifest destiny – *** U.S. believed that they had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean institutional loans – negotiate – renege -

Chapter 8 Review

Battle of San Jacinto,,, Texas Declaration of Independence,,, Goliad Massacre,,, Peace Treaty between Texas & Mexico,,, Texans defeated at the Alamo,,, Convention of 1836

Time Line – Sequencing

1 of Chapter 8 Review Texas History Fort Burrows ______March 1, 1836 ______March 2, 1836 ______March 6, 1836 ______March 27, 1836 ______April 21, 1836 ______May 1836

1. Who released Santa Anna after his capture? P200,

2. What mistake did Santa Anna make before 3:30pm on April 21, 1836 in San Jacinto? P192-93,

3. How did Santa Anna become a national hero in Mexico? P189,

4. List 3 reasons why Texas declared independence. P182, 1. 2. 3.

5. Identify the ‘secret’ Treaty of Velasco ? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. What kinds of assistance did the Texans get from the U.S.? P199

7. When did Cos and his men join Santa Anna’s army? P193,

8. How did Houston know Santa Anna’s plans? P192,

9. Identify George Campbell Childress.( GCC ) ,P182, 2 of Chapter 8 Review Texas History Fort Burrows

10. What did Houston want the delegates to focus on at the Convention of 1836 ?,P181,

11. List 4 things that we know Sam Houston did in his early life. P187, 1. 2. 3. 4.

12. Name three ways the Constitutions made the president in Texas different from the United States president.? P183, 1. 2. 3.

13. Identify Washington-on-the-Brazos as it was in March, 1836. P181,

14. Why did members of the government of Mexico say the Secret Treaty of Velasco was not valid? P200,

15. The present capitol of Texas is on which river ?

16. Who was the first appointed president of the Republic of Texas ?, p184.

Who was the first elected President of the Republic of Texas ? p210

17. Who was the first Mexican born person to hold office in the Republic of Texas? 8.1

18. Who was nicknamed ‘the raven’ ?

By whom ?

19. List 3 similarities comparing the U.S. and the Texas Constitutions., Section 1.

3 of Chapter 8 Review Texas History Fort Burrows 1. 2. 3.

20. Who was the President of the U.S. after the Battle of San Jacinto ? , P 200.

21. The ‘twin sisters’ came from where ?, Chap 8.3.

Who was their commander ?, P193.

22. Who destroyed Vince’s bridge ?, P193.

23. What song did the Texan Army Band play while attacking at San Jacinto ?, Chap 8.3. and Song # 13

24. Why was Texas not brought into the Union in 1836-1837 ?, Section 4.

25. Who first recognized Texas as being a free republic? Chap 8.4.

26. What was the number one occupation in the Republic of Texas in 1836? Chap 8.4,

27. Name the four (4) ‘natural’ borders of Texas. 1. 2. 3. 4.

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