Texas Revolution Escape Room #1

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d.) Houston

c.) Mexico City

b.) Tejas

a.) San Antonio

What was Mexico's government based in after gaining independence from Spain in 1821?

d.) Protect Tejanos

c.) Enforce Mexican law

b.) Limit immigration

a.) Promote growth

What were the large land grants offered by the Mexican government to Empresarios intended to do?

d.) Stephen F. Austin

c.) Spanish government

b.) Tejanos

a.) Empresarios

Who was responsible for recruiting three hundred new families, known as the "old three hundred", to settle in Tejas?

d.) Supported their way of life

c.) Welcomed their independence

b.) Outlawed immigration from the U.S.

a.) Encouraged more immigration

What was the reaction of the Mexican government to the increasing number of American settlers in Texas?

d.) Allow unrestricted immigration

c.) Sell the population in Texas

b.) Enact the Law of April 6, 1830

a.) Encourage their autonomy

What action did the Mexican government take in response to the growing desire of American settlers to maintain their own way of life?

d.) Celebration

c.) Agreement

b.) Frustration

a.) Compliance

What action did the Mexican government take in response to the growing desire of American settlers to maintain their own way of life?

d.) German

c.) French

b.) English

a.) Spanish

What language did the new American settlers in Texas predominantly speak?

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d) Ban on education

c) Ban on agriculture

b) Ban on trade

a) Ban on immigration

What did Stephen Austin urge Mexico to lift in 1833?

d) For supporting Mexican government

c) For advocating peace

b) For refusing to meet with him

a) For leading a rebellion

Why was Stephen Austin arrested by Mexico’s new president, Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna?

d) Compromise

c) Surrender

b) Failure

a) Success

What was the initial outcome of Santa Anna's troops' attempt to capture a cannon in Gonzales?

d) To sell it for profit

c) To break it down

b) To keep it for themselves

a) To protect them from hostile Native American tribes

Why did the residents of Gonzales have a cannon to begin with?

d) Sought peace negotiations

c) Organized for war

b) Ignored the conflict

a) Surrendered to Mexican troops

What did the Texans do after the events in Gonzales?

d) February 2, 1836

c) April 3, 1836

b) March 2, 1836

a) March 6, 1836

When did the Texans declare their independence from Mexico and form the Republic of Texas?

d) Withdrawing the troops

c) Retrieving the cannon by force

b) Organizing a celebration

a) Sending a peace treaty

What action by Santa Anna marked the beginning of a larger conflict between the Texans and Mexico?

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D. To avenge fallen comrades at the Battle of San Jacinto

C. To capture and execute the remaining militia

B. To declare Texas an independent republic

A. To discuss the escalating violence

What was the Consultation, mentioned in the text, convened for?

D. French settlers

C. Free African Americans, rebel Tejanos, and adventure-seeking Americans

B. English explorers

A. Mexican military

Who were among the volunteers in the 180-person militia that occupied the Alamo?

D. Victory against the Mexican army

C. The Texans did not surrender, but were captured and executed

B. Mexican surrender

A. Capture and execution of Mexican forces

What was the outcome of the occupation of the Alamo by the volunteer militia?

D. "Avenge the fallen comrades!"

C. "Join the United States!"

B. "Fight for freedom!"

A. "Remember the Alamo!"

What was the rallying cry for Texans fighting for independence at the Battle of San Jacinto?

D. James Bowie

C. General Sam Houston

B. Davy Crockett

A. General Santa Anna

Who led the Texans to their first victory against the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto?

D. The occupation of Alamo by Mexican forces

C. The defeat of the Texans by Santa Anna's forces

B. The beginning of the Texas Revolution

A. The end of the Texas Revolution and the birth of the Republic of Texas

What did the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto mark?

D. The rise of the Mexican military

C. The end of the Texan resistance

B. The birth of a new nation and eventual joining with the United States

A. A struggle for dominance

What did the events leading to the Texas Revolution pave the way for?

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d) To weaken the morale of the Mexican forces

c) To retaliate for past Mexican attacks

b) To secure a powerful bargaining chip for peace talks

a) To gain information about Mexican military strategies

What was the main purpose of capturing Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna during the Battle of San Jacinto?

d) Gulf Coast

c) Velasco

b) Mexico City

a) San Jacinto

Where did the negotiations for the Treaty of Velasco take place?

d) Mexico claimed full authority over the Gulf Coast

c) The Rio Grande was determined as the northern border of Texas

b) Texas was recognized as an independent entity by Mexico

a) Mexico regained control of Texas

Which of the following statements accurately represents the content of the public treaty in the Treaty of Velasco?

d) Mexico would recognize Texas' independence immediately

c) Santa Anna would promote the public treaty and be allowed to return to Mexico

b) Texas accepted Mexican authority over its territory

a) Santa Anna would be imprisoned in Texas

What was the main provision of the secret treaty in the Treaty of Velasco?

d) Texas withdrew from the peace treaty negotiations

c) Santa Anna did not fulfill his promise to support the recognition of Texas' independence

b) The Mexican government immediately accepted Texas' independence

a) Santa Anna actively lobbied for the recognition of Texas' independence

What was the outcome of Santa Anna's promise to support the recognition of Texas' independence upon his return?

d) The Mexican government's reluctance to honor Santa Anna's promises

c) Santa Anna's lack of influence in the Mexican government

b) Mexico's sudden change in government

a) Santa Anna's refusal to return to Mexico

Based on the text, what can be inferred as the primary reason for the challenges faced by the secret treaty of the Treaty of Velasco?

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