HIS 101: TEXAS REVOLUTION ANALYSIS EXAM
WITH ANSWERS
Document
I. Close reading: According to Document E, why did Texans revolt?
The Texans revolted to preserve the liberties and freedoms for free people
who are not slaves.
II. Sourcing: How trustworthy is this as evidence of why Texans revolted?
Explain.
It isn’t trustworthy because we don’t know if Benjamin had ever been to
Texas to see what was happening in person.
III. Corroboration: Does the evidence in Document D affect your thesis? If so,
how?
It does affect due to giving further insight why the colonists opposed
Mexican rule. The document also states Texans opposed it also, so that they
could keep their slaves, which applies from the other documents that
Texans do not enjoy the fact the government is taking their values/benefits.
Revised Thesis Statement Based on all the available evidence, revise your
thesis statement to answer the question: Why did Texans revolt against the
Mexican government?
, Revised Thesis: (Type it here, Yo!)
Texans revolted against the Mexican government in order to preserve their
independence and freedoms of religion, right to bear arms, slave ownership,
and education, they felt the inferior Mexican government was taking away
Document A: Texas Declaration of Independence
I. Close Reading: According to Document A, why did Texans revolt against
the Mexican government? The Mexican government demanded that Texans
give up their arms, which are essential to their defense and the government
denied their right of worshipping God. Also, they lose their education as
well.
II. Sourcing: Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence? How might
this affect its trustworthiness as evidence for why Texans revolted? The
Leaders of the Texas Revolution. It is possible they are biased in their
evaluation of the situation because they have high chances to lose
economically and politically.
III. Sourcing: What is the purpose of the document? How might this affect the
trustworthiness of the document as evidence for why Texans revolted? It
was to declare independence from the Mexican government. They could be
biased from the perspective as the Texans were against what Mexico
established.
IV. Contextualization: The Texas Declaration of Independence closely mirrors
the sentiments and structure of the United States’ Declaration of
WITH ANSWERS
Document
I. Close reading: According to Document E, why did Texans revolt?
The Texans revolted to preserve the liberties and freedoms for free people
who are not slaves.
II. Sourcing: How trustworthy is this as evidence of why Texans revolted?
Explain.
It isn’t trustworthy because we don’t know if Benjamin had ever been to
Texas to see what was happening in person.
III. Corroboration: Does the evidence in Document D affect your thesis? If so,
how?
It does affect due to giving further insight why the colonists opposed
Mexican rule. The document also states Texans opposed it also, so that they
could keep their slaves, which applies from the other documents that
Texans do not enjoy the fact the government is taking their values/benefits.
Revised Thesis Statement Based on all the available evidence, revise your
thesis statement to answer the question: Why did Texans revolt against the
Mexican government?
, Revised Thesis: (Type it here, Yo!)
Texans revolted against the Mexican government in order to preserve their
independence and freedoms of religion, right to bear arms, slave ownership,
and education, they felt the inferior Mexican government was taking away
Document A: Texas Declaration of Independence
I. Close Reading: According to Document A, why did Texans revolt against
the Mexican government? The Mexican government demanded that Texans
give up their arms, which are essential to their defense and the government
denied their right of worshipping God. Also, they lose their education as
well.
II. Sourcing: Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence? How might
this affect its trustworthiness as evidence for why Texans revolted? The
Leaders of the Texas Revolution. It is possible they are biased in their
evaluation of the situation because they have high chances to lose
economically and politically.
III. Sourcing: What is the purpose of the document? How might this affect the
trustworthiness of the document as evidence for why Texans revolted? It
was to declare independence from the Mexican government. They could be
biased from the perspective as the Texans were against what Mexico
established.
IV. Contextualization: The Texas Declaration of Independence closely mirrors
the sentiments and structure of the United States’ Declaration of
