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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 14

The Texas Revolution

Gonzales, the Alamo and San Jacinto

What your child practices

Causes, events and effects of the Texas Revolution: Gonzales, the Alamo, the Texas Declaration of Independence (signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos), the Runaway Scrape, Goliad and San Jacinto, with Travis, Bowie, Crockett, Seguín, Benavides, Ruiz, Santa Anna, Susanna Dickinson and Enrique Esparza.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 4.3(A); 4.3(B); 4.13(A) · causes, major events and effects of the Texas Revolution, the people who took part, and the Texas Declaration of Independence

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The Texas Revolution began at Gonzales in 1835 under the “Come and Take It” flag.
  2. The Alamo fell in 1836. Texas declared independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
  3. Texans won at San Jacinto, and Santa Anna was captured.

Example: Which battle won Texas its independence? The Alamo was a loss. The final victory was on April 21, 1836. Answer: San Jacinto

The Texas Revolution in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 4 of 14 in 4th grade Social Studies, after Mexican Texas and before Republic to Statehood.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The Battle of San Jacinto lasted about…

    • 18 minutes
    • 18 months
    • 18 years
    • 18 days

  2. Question 2

    Why is the Texas Declaration of Independence important?

    • It sold Texas to Spain
    • It made Texas a US state
    • It explained why Texans broke away from Mexico
    • It ended the Civil War

  3. Question 3

    The Runaway Scrape was when…

    • cowboys drove cattle north
    • oil gushed from the ground
    • Texans voted to join the US
    • Texans fled east ahead of Santa Anna's army

  4. Question 4

    Juan N. Seguín was…

    • a French explorer
    • a Mexican general who led the attack
    • a Tejano leader who fought for Texas independence
    • the last president of Texas

  5. Question 5

    What happened to Santa Anna after San Jacinto?

    • He became president of Texas
    • He moved to Texas
    • He was captured and agreed to withdraw his army
    • He won the war

  6. Question 6

    Why did Sam Houston's army retreat for weeks before San Jacinto?

    • because they wanted to give up
    • to build a railroad
    • to gather and train soldiers and wait for the right moment
    • to look for gold

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