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Chapter 11.1-11.3
Texas History Review
Question | Answer |
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foot soldiers | infantry |
consultation made him commander of the regular Texas Army, but with no army to command | Sam Houston |
group of soldiers on horseback | cavalry |
Tennessee volunteer who fought at the Alamo | Davy Crockett |
Commander of the Texas fires at the Battle of the Alamo | William B. Travis |
Battle that began the Texas Revolution when Texans refused to surrender their cannon to Mexican troops | Battle of Gonzales |
In charge of the Tejano fighters inside of the Alamo | Juan Seguin |
Commander of the Mexican army at the Battle of the Alamo | Santa Anna |
Texan who led the charge into San Antonio | Ben Milam |
Female survivor of the Alamo | Susanna Dickinson |
Last man to enter the Alamo | James Bonham |
The meaning of raising a red flag and playing El Deguello | no mercy, no quarter, no surrender |
Why were many Texans upset by the year 1835? | Santa Anna would not follow the Constitution of 1824 |
The Texans sent Houston and Goyens to visit the Cherokee in order to do what? | negotiate a treaty of peace during the revolution |
Santa Anna believed that after taking the Alamo | he had achieved a total victory against the Texans |
The rebels at Gonzales flew a flag that said | COME AND TAKE IT |
After victories at Gonzales, Goliad, and Concepcion, Austin began a siege of | San Antonio |
Stephen F. Austin was removed from command of the Texas volunteers after what? | he was appointed commissioner to the U.S. |
After the fight at San Antonio, General Cos surrendered and agreed to what? | to lead his Mexican army out of Texas |
After the fight at San Antonio in 1835, most Texans thought Santa Anna would do what? | permit them to create a separate state under the Constitution of 1824 |
What did the delegates to the Consultation declare in the Declaration of November 7, 1835? | that they were loyal to the Mexican government |
What did the 3 represenatives that were sent to the U.S. supposed to do? | get volunteers and raise money for the war |
What did Sam Houston recommend that Bowie do once he got to the Alamo? | destroy it and remove its cannon |
Why did the Texans decide to attack the Mexican forces at San Antonio? | they had heard a report that the Mexican army was weak and disorganized |
Where did the first state government, known as the Consultation, meet? | Washington on the Brazos |
Why did Jim Bowie fight from a cot during the Battle of the Alamo? | he became ill |
What date did the Alamo fall? | March 6, 1836 |
"it was but a small affair" was said by who? | Santa Anna |
Who wrote the letter "To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World"? | Travis |
Discuss 3 significant effects of the alamo | 1. Santa Anna suffered heavy losses and this caused a loss of morale 2. Provided a Battle Cry for the Texans, "Remember the Alamo" 3. Santa Anna became over confident; he thought the war was over. |
Why was Susanna Dickinson's life spared? | so she could go tell Sam Houston what had happened at the Alamo. |