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  • 1. 
    Under the Mexican government system the land contractors who settled colonies in Texas were called what?

  • Sandinistas
  • Empresarios
  • Honchos
  • Intendentes

  • 2. 
    Who was the empresario who pleaded the Texans’ case before the Mexican Congress in 1833?

  • Sam Houston
  • Stephen Austin
  • Mo Austin
  • Lee Majors

  • 3. 
    Which Mexican leader was known as the “Napoleon of the West”?

  • Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • Pancho Villa
  • F.P. Santangelo
  • Agustín de Iturbide

  • 4. 
    Response from the defenders of the Gonzales cannon:

  • “Victory or death!”
  • “Come and take it!”
  • “Take a leap!”
  • “If you want it, here it is!”

  • 5. 
    What was the deciding battle of the Texas Revolution?

  • Battle of San Jacinto
  • Battle of Gonzales
  • Battle of San Antonio
  • Battle of the Network Stars

  • 6. 
    Author of the Letter from the Alamo:

  • William Travis
  • James Fannin
  • James Bowie
  • David Bowie

  • 7. 
    Where was the Texas Declaration of Independence signed?

  • Washington-on-the-Brazos
  • San Patricio
  • San Antonio
  • Washington Courthouse

  • 8. 
    Which of these is the site of the execution of some 400 Texas independence fighters?

  • Galveston
  • Golgotha
  • Gonzales
  • Goliad

  • 9. 
    Which of these was a legendary frontiersman who fought and died at the Alamo?

  • Davy Crockett
  • Jim Bridger
  • Daniel Boone
  • Fess Parker

  • 10. 
    What years did the Republic of Texas exist?

  • 1835-1845
  • 1836-1846
  • 1836-1845
  • 1835-1846
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