Important Events of the Revolution Project

Your student group will be assigned one of the events below related to the . You will research the event according to the questions provided and present your findings to the class. You will use some presentation method that is NOT digital. Examples: narrative (story), news cast, interview series, panel discussion, play Your presentation should be not less than 2 minutes and not over 3 minutes in length.

Your group will also prepare a short information strip with the title. (Example: “The at Washington–on-the-Brazos” followed by the information requested below pertaining to your event.) You will give Mr. Brooks your “information strip so that he can run copies for the class. Each student will receive an “information strip” to glue onto a sheet of colored paper to go into your binders.

The events to be researched are as follows:

The Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos: -Provide details of what happened in regards to the writing of the Texas Declaration of Independence (adopted March 2, 1836) and the role of -Who was named commander of the Texas Army? -Writing of the Texas Constitution (adopted March 16, 1836) - What were some similarities between the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution

Siege and Battle of the Alamo: -Provide interesting details -Why did the Alamo become a source of conflict between Mexico and the Texasn? -Explain the roles of Juan Seguin and William B. Travis

Defense of Goliad and the Creek: -Provide interesting details -Explain the role of in this conflict -Who won this battle and what was the result? -How did this cause the “”?

Battle of San Jacinto: -Provide interesting details -Explain the roles of Juan Seguin, Sam , and Mexican General Santa Anna -Explain ’s strategy to win this battle -Why did Santa Anna surrender?