WHO / WHAT AM I?

•A series of clues will pop up on the screen

•Which ever team holds up their card first with the correct answer gets a point

•Most points at the end of the game wins.

Yes…there are incentives

1. 10 extra credit points on the Unit 7 Test

2. Late pass for 1 homework assignment

3. Preferential seating for 1 class period

4. 1 extra hall pass

I am from Mexico I commanded a

group of Mexican soldiers

I lost the Battle of San Jacinto

I overthrew the Mexican Constitution of 1824

I was considered a dictator

PRACTICE QUESTION

A. Colonel Ugartechea

B. General Cós

C. Santa Anna

D. Davey Crockett

I was created after gaining my independence from Mexico

I allowed Texas to break off from Coahuila

I allowed new colonization laws to be passed

I was written by a group of Federalists

I divided the country into 19 states and 4 terrirories

A. The Law of April 6, 1830

B. Constitution of 1824

C. Mier y Teran Report

D. William Travis’ infamous letter “Victory or Death”

I was a member of the War Party

I was chosen by the Consultation as Governor

I supported Texas’ independence from Mexico

I was from Brazoria

A. Henry Smith

B. Edward Burleson

C. James W. Robinson

D. Colonel James Fannin

I am one of the 7 Principles of the U.S. Constitution

I make sure the government abides by the rules

Santa Anna was the opposite while he had control over Mexico

A. Limited Government

B. Unlimited Government

C. Individual Rights

D. Dictatorship

I was a commander of the regular Texas Army

I am from Virginia but lived in Tennessee

I was the first President of Texas

I served in the War of 1812

A. Davey Crockett

B. Colonel John H. Moore

C. James Bowie

D. Sam Houston

I am one of the Branches of Government

The President of the United States appoints my members

My biggest responsibility is to interpret the laws

I must abide by the U.S. Constitution when making my decisions

A. Legislative Branch

B. Secretarial Branch

C. Judicial Branch

D. Executive Branch

NOTEBOOK THROWBACK1st group to find and tell me the correct

answer gets 2 points!!!

What was the European explorer, Alonso Alvarez de Pineda’s, claim to fame?

- UNIT 4- EXPLORERS CHART- CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1- PAGE 104

I was present at the Convention of 1836

I wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence

I was born in Nashville, Tennessee

I was a diplomatic agent of the Republic of Texas

A. Sam Houston

B. Davey Crockett

C. William B. Travis

D. George Childress

I had representatives in the Consultation in 1835

I believe Texas can not live peacefully under Mexican rule

I want immediate independence from Mexico

Members of me included Henry Smith and James Robinson

A. Army of the People

B. Peace Party

C. War Party

D. Constitution of 1824

I am a former Congressman from Tennessee

I am known for my frontier skills

I always wore a coonskin hat

I was famous before my arrival to Texas

A. Davey Crockett

B. James Bowie

C. Sam Houston

D. William B. Travis

I am one of the 7 Principles of the U.S. Constitution

I help ensure one branch of government is not too powerful

President appoints Supreme Court Justices

The president can veto a bill from Congress

A. Unlimited Government

B. Checks & Balances

C. Separation of Powers

D. Federalism

I was a lawyer that was thrown into jail

I was ordered by Governor Henry Smith to reinforce Colonel Neill

I was the commander of the Texas Army at the Alamo

I wrote the “Victory or Death” letter

A. Sam Houston

B. William B. Travis

C. Captain Juan Sequin

D. Santa Anna

Because of me, Mexico tightened its grip on immigration

I expressed concerns that Anglo Americans outnumbered Mexicans 10:1

Customs duties were placed on goods

All Empresarial Grants were cancelled

A. Constitution of 1824

B. Law of April 6, 1830

C. Mier y Teran Report

D. Consultation in 1835

NOTEBOOK THROWBACK1st group to find and tell me the correct

answer gets 2 points!!!

What year was the mission SAN FRANCISCO de las TEJAS founded?

- UNIT 5- MISSIONS CHART- CHAPTER 5, SECTION 1- PAGE 121

I was part of New Spain

Colonists from Anglo America outnumbered me 10-1 in population

I was the 3rd flag to fly over Texas

I claimed my independence from Spain in 1821

A. Spain

B. France

C. Mexico

D. Republic of Texas

I was an adventurous outdoorsman

I died at the Alamo

I have a knife named after me

A. James Bowie

B. Davey Crockett

C. Frank Johnson

D. Sam Houston

TIE BREAKER!!

Put the country’s flag in chronological order as they flew over Texas up to the

end of the Texas Revolution