7th Grade
Chapter 11 Lesson 2
Name ______________________
Date _______________________
1, empresarios -
2. explicit –
3. Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?
4. When did Mexico achieve independence from Spain?
5. Why is Stephen F. Austin an important figure in American history?
6. Why did settlers move to Texas?
7. Why did Mexican officials ban American settlement in Texas in 1830?
8. When did Texas declare independence from Mexico?
9. What was the Alamo?
10. How did Santa Anna’s decision to execute the Texan prisoners at Goliad hurt
the Mexican war effort?
11. What was the Battle of San Jacinto?
12. Why was “Remember the Alamo” was a rallying cry for Texas troops at San
Jacinto?
13. What issues did the new nation of Texas face?
7th Grade
Chapter 11 Lesson 2
KEY
Date _______________________
1, empresarios - government hired agents to bring people to Texas
2. explicit – fully revealed without vagueness
3. Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?
a Mexican priest who led a rebellion of about 80,000 Indians and Mestizos
(people of Indian and Spanish ancestry) against the Mexican government for
freedom
4. When did Mexico achieve independence from Spain?
1821
5. Why is Stephen F. Austin an important figure in American history?
He began a colony in 1822 of American settlers in Mexican Texas, which
attracted more settlers
6. Why did settlers move to Texas?
Free land
7. Why did Mexican officials ban American settlement in Texas in 1830?
American settlers were not following Mexican laws, and the government was
afraid of losing control
8. When did Texas declare independence from Mexico?
1836
9. What was the Alamo?
An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle
site in the Texas Revolution, all the defenders were killed
10. How did Santa Anna’s decision to execute the Texan prisoners at Goliad hurt
the Mexican war effort?
The prisoners deaths rallied forces and motivated them to avenge (take
revenge) their deaths
11. What was the Battle of San Jacinto?
The site where the Texans destroyed Santa Anna’s forces and forced him to
sign a treaty giving Texas independence
12. Why was “Remember the Alamo” was a rallying cry for Texas troops at San
Jacinto?
They wanted to remember those who had fallen at the Alamo and Goliad
13. What issues did the new nation of Texas face?
U.S. annexation, foreign recognition, conflicts with Mexico and Native
Americans