Brief PowerPoint on the Texan Revolution. Includes timeline reading skill questions. To accompany the Americans, section 9.3

1. Texas
for use with sections 9.3

2.  What was Manifest Destiny?
 It was America’s divine right to control
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
 How did Manifest Destiny impact the
way Americans acted?
 They believed that God gave them the
right to force anyone in their way off of the
land

3. Geographic Context

4. 1) Why did Mexico want
Americans to settle in
Texas?
 To protect the territory from raids by
hostile Native Americans
 To protect from American horse thieves

5. 2) Why did Americans want
to settle in Texas?
 To remove barriers to western settlement
 To take advantage of offers of
cheap, fertile land
 A desire for wealth

6. 3) What brought American
settlers into conflict with the
Mexican government?
 Language differences
 American: English
 Mexican: Spanish
 Religious differences
 American: Protestant
 Mexican: Roman Catholic
 Slavery
 American: continued slavery
 Mexican: outlawed slavery
 Americans wanted more freedom and political stability
than Mexico was willing to offer

7. 4) What happened at the
Alamo?
 Santa Anna’s troops laid siege for 12 days
 Mexican troops finally scaled the walls and killed
nearly all Texan defenders

8. 5) Why was the United
States at first reluctant to
annex Texas?
 Northerners opposed slavery
 objected to the annexation of another slave territory
 opposed the expansion of slavery
 did not want slave states to outnumber free states
 Many feared annexation would lead to war with
Mexico

9. 1. Choose the BEST title for the time line.
A “The Mexican War”
B “Remember the Alamo”
C “The Annexation of Texas”
D “Santa Anna’s Military Career”

10. 2. Which of the following is true?
A Texas declared its independence before the battle of the Alamo.
B Texas declared its independence during the battle of the Alamo.
C Texas declared its independence after the battle of the Alamo.
D Texas independence had no relation to the battle of the Alamo.

11. 3. Which of the following statements can
be supported by the time line?
A Texas had to fight for its independence.
B Texas was once part of Mexico.
C James Polk favored the annexation of Texas.
D All of the above

12. 4. How long was Texas an independent
republic?
A nine years
B seven years
C one year
D never

13. Put the following events in
chronological order:
 Stephen Austin establishes a
colony in Texas.
 Mexico wins its
independence from Spain.
 Texas becomes a state.
 Stephen Austin establishes a
colony in Texas.
 Mexico wins its
independence from Spain.
 Texas breaks from Mexico
and becomes an
independent republic.
 Sam Houston is elected a
leader in Texas.
 Texas breaks from Mexico
and becomes an
independent republic.
 Sam Houston is elected a
leader in Texas.
 Texas becomes a state.