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7th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 13

The Texas Revolution

Gonzales to San Jacinto

What your child practices

The people and events of the Texas Revolution: Gonzales, the siege of the Alamo and Travis's letter, the diverse defenders, the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos, Goliad, the Runaway Scrape and San Jacinto, with Childress, de Zavala, Fannin, Houston, Santa Anna, Seguín and Travis, and different points of view.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 7.3(B); 7.3(C); 7.20(D) · the roles of individuals and the issues surrounding the major events of the Texas Revolution

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The revolution began at Gonzales (October 1835) over a cannon.
  2. Santa Anna marched in to crush the rebellion: the Alamo fell and Fannin’s men were executed at Goliad.
  3. Texans declared independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos and won at San Jacinto (April 21, 1836), with Houston and Seguín.

Example: How did the Battle of Gonzales begin? Mexican troops came to take back a cannon. Texans refused to give it up. Answer: Mexican troops tried to take back a cannon and Texans refused

The Texas Revolution in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 5 of 13 in 7th grade Social Studies, after Mexican National Texas and before Republic & Early 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 Convention of 1836, which met in March 1836,…

    • surrendered to Santa Anna
    • declared independence and wrote a constitution
    • elected Austin king
    • joined the United States

  2. Question 2

    Why did Tejanos have mixed views of the Revolution?

    • They all wanted Texas to join the US
    • They did not live in Texas
    • Some opposed Santa Anna's centralism, while others stayed loyal to Mexico
    • They all supported Santa Anna

  3. Question 3

    Which happened first in the Texas Revolution?

    • the fall of the Alamo
    • the Battle of Gonzales
    • the Goliad Massacre
    • the Battle of San Jacinto

  4. Question 4

    Lorenzo de Zavala was…

    • Santa Anna's top general
    • a Mexican federalist who became the first vice president of the Republic of Texas
    • an empresario in Gonzales
    • the commander of the Alamo

  5. Question 5

    Why did Santa Anna march into Texas in early 1836?

    • to join the Texans
    • to crush the rebellion and restore Mexican control
    • to sign a peace treaty
    • to sell Texas to the US

  6. Question 6

    One cause of the Revolution was cultural: many Anglo settlers…

    • spoke only Spanish
    • moved back to Spain
    • kept their own language, legal ideas and slavery, unlike Mexican expectations
    • became Catholic priests

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