After San Jacinto, the Texas government subsequently negotiated with Santa Anna two treaties of Velasco (one public, one private), which included a provision that would __________.
A. require Santa Anna to work for the recognition of the Rio Grande River as the southern boundary of Texas
B. require Mexico to pay Texas 3 million as reparations for the damage it had done to Texas citizens and their property
C. transfer all of New Mexico to the new Texas Republic
D. transfer most of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California to the new Texas Republic
Question 2
On April 21, 1836, at the Battle of San Jacinto, __________.
A. both sides had several hundred soldiers killed in an extremely bloody battle that lasted for two days
B. Santa Anna foolishly attacked the fortified Texas defenses, resulting in the slaughter of his best troops and the collapse of his army
C. Houstons troops needed only about 18 minutes to shatter the Mexican defenses but continued to hunt down and kill the fleeing Mexican soldiers as revenge for the Alamo and Goliad
D. After Texas soldiers captured Santa Anna, Sam Houston ordered him immediately executed for crimes against Texas
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