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Chapter 9
Road to Independence
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History
7th Grade
11/24/2008

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When General Cos` and his troops arrived in San Antonio the settler’s formed
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Committees of Correspondence
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The Victories of Gonzales and Goliad Convinced many Texans
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Mexican troops could be defeated
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The War Party delegates at the Consultation favored
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a declaration of independence
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At the battle at Gonzales the Texans flew a flag that read
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"Come and Take It"
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The Texans did not prepare for Santa Anna’s troops in winter 1836 because
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the provisional government was breaking down.
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Texas Independence Day is celebrated on
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March 2nd.
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According to the Texas Constitution of 1836, slavery was
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legalized.
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The Texas Declaration of Independence is similar to that of
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the United States.
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The siege at San Antonio was called off because
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Texas volunteers got discouraged.
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The town where the Convention of 1836 was held had all of these
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no printing press, no convention hall, poorly contructed cabins
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The leader of the Army of the People was
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Stephen F. Austin
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At the Consultation the Peace Party delegates objected to
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a declaration of independence.
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Texans decided to lay siege to San Antonio instead of attacking because they
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had no heavy artillery.
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The provisional government had a council with one representative from each
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municipality.
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Governor Smith opposed the expedition to capture
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Matamoros.
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The “Declaration of the People of Texas in General Convention Assembled” stated that Texans were
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loyal citizens of Mexico.
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The ad interim commander of the Texas Army was
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Sam Houston.
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Under the Texas Constitution, free African Americans could only live in Texas when given permission by the
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the congress.
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The person who kept a diary of the proceedings of the Convention of 1836 was
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William F. Gray.
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One important result of the Consultation was creation of
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a provisional governement.
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Who was the ad interim president of Texas
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David G Burnet.
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Mexican at San Antonio in 1835
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Domingo de Ugartechea.
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Chairman of the Convention of 1836
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Richard Ellis.
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Person who led one column at the siege of Bexar
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Ben Milam.
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